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maraises

maraises is the plural of marais.

Meaning of marais

Noun

marais (plural maraises)

  1. A marsh; a marshy area, one intermittently covered with water, particularly in Louisiana, or in other French-speaking areas.
    • […] and as all along the sea-coast, at least in those parts where I have resided, there has always been a vast extent of marais, or marsh, which has been bien communal, the poorer classes experienced no obstacle to their living in this manner. And no porte d'arme is required.1855, Christopher Idle (pseudonym), Hints on shooting and fishing, page 97

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Questions about maraises

What is maraises the plural of?
Maraises is the plural of marais.

Words near maraises in the dictionary

  1. marahs
  2. Marahuan
  3. marai
  4. marais
  5. Marais des Cygnes
  6. maraises
  7. Maraj
  8. Marajs
  9. marajuana
  10. Marak
  11. maraka

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