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Marianne

noun
Mar·​i·​anne | \ ˌmarēˈan, ˌmer-, ˌmār-; ˌmaarēˈaa(ə)n\
variants: or less commonly Marianna \ -​ˈanə \
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Definition of Marianne

: the French Republic personified : the French people

History and Etymology for Marianne

French, from Marianne, French republican society of the 1850s with the aim of overthrowing Napoleon III, from the feminine name Marianne

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