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marches¹

  • /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɪz/ US
  • /ˈmɑːtʃɪz/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tʃɪz

noun

  1. plural plural of march They settled in the border marches.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of march

Marches²

  • /ˈmɑːt͡ʃɪz/
  • /ˈmɒɹt͡ʃəz/

Rhymes with -ɑːtʃɪz

proper noun

  1. plural plural of March

Marches³

  • /ˈmɑːt͡ʃɪz/
  • /ˈmɒɹt͡ʃəz/

Rhymes with -ɑːtʃɪz

Where it comes from

See march (“border area”).

proper noun the Marches

  1. Synonym of Marche: An administrative region in central Italy.

    Similar: Marche

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

    Similar: Welsh Marches

  3. The lands in the vicinity of the Scottish-English border. […] 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, […]

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Closest in meaning: works, walks, walking, walk, stairs, marks, brands, dams, demonstrations, events, gears, manifestations, marchers, markets, motorcades, parades

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@misc{marches_2026,
  title = {marches},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marches},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}