Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marches

/ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: march-es
IPA: /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɪz/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of march

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of march

name

plural of March

name

Synonym of Marche: An administrative region in central Italy.

name

The lands in the vicinity of the Welsh-English border.

name

The lands in the vicinity of the Scottish-English border.

Example Sentences

"They settled in the border marches."
"A good example is Wales and the Marches where most of the great landlords were absentees who, by the mid-fifteenth century, had allowed their administrative and judicial powers to slip into the hands of a corrupt squirearchy."
"The Marches also have areas of intensive farming, as well as extensive forestry plantations where nature is struggling to thrive."
"[…] sets forth the romantic story of 'the Laws of the Marches,' […] if a quarrel takes place on the Marches between the two countries [and someone dies], his body shall be brought to the Marches at the day and place within the appointed parts, […]"

Etymology

See march (“border area”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɪz/
British English: /ˈmɑːtʃɪz/

Inflected Forms

the Marches (canonical)

Synonyms

Marche Welsh Marches

Rhymes With

starches arches

Questions

How do you pronounce marches?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɪz/.
What does marches mean?: plural of march
Where does marches come from?: See march (“border area”).

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