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–noun

The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 1,397,892; 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).

Italian, Le Marche.

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march¹ Audio Help   (märch) Pronunciation Key
v.   marched, march·ing, march·es

v.   intr.

1. To walk steadily and rhythmically forward in step with others.
2. To begin to move in such a manner: The troops will march at dawn.
3. To proceed directly and purposefully: marched in and demanded to see the manager.
4. To progress steadily onward; advance: Time marches on.
1. To proceed directly and purposefully: marched in and demanded to see the manager.
2. To progress steadily onward; advance: Time marches on.
To be arranged in an orderly fashion that suggests steady rhythmical progression.
To participate in an organized walk, as for a public cause.

v. tr.

To cause to move or otherwise progress in a steady rhythmical manner: march soldiers into battle; marched us off to the dentist.
To traverse by progressing steadily and rhythmically: They marched the route in a day.

The act of marching, especially:
1. The steady forward movement of a body of troops.
2. A long tiring journey on foot.
Steady forward movement or progression: the march of time.
A regulated pace: quick march; slow march.
The distance covered within a certain period of time by moving or progressing steadily and rhythmically: a week's march away.
Music A composition in regularly accented, usually duple meter that is appropriate to accompany marching.
An organized walk or procession by a group of people for a specific cause or issue.

[Middle English marchen, from Old French marchier, from Frankish *markōn, to mark out; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]

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march² Audio Help (märch) Pronunciation Key
n.

The border or boundary of a country or an area of land; a frontier.
A tract of land bordering on two countries and claimed by both.

intr.v. marched, march·ing, march·es
To have a common boundary: England marches with Scotland.

[Middle English, from Old French marche, of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]

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March Audio Help (märch) Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. Mar.
The third month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin Mārtius (mēnsis), (month) of Mars, from Mārs, Mārt-, Mars.]

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Mar·che² Audio Help (mär'kā) Pronunciation Key
A region of east-central Italy extending from the eastern slopes of the Apennines to the Adriatic Sea. Colonized by Rome in the 3rd century B.C., it was under papal control for much of the period from the 16th to the 19th century.

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Mar·ches Audio Help (mär'chĭz) Pronunciation Key
See Marche².

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