JOLLIET

Meaning of JOLLIET in English

Variant: or Jo · liet

Pronunciation: zho ̇ l- ' y ā

Function: biographical name

Louis 1645-1700 Fr. explorer

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JOLLIET — or Joliet biographical name Louis 1645-1700 French explorer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JOLLIET — or Jo·liet zhȯl-ˈyā Louis 1645-1700 French explorer
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JOLLIET — Joll ‧ i ‧ et, Lou ‧ is /ˈʒɒlieɪ $ ʒəʊlˈjeɪ, ˈluːi/ BrE AmE (1645–1700) a French-Canadian ↑ explorer who, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOLLIET, LOUIS — born before Sept. 21, 1645, probably Beaupré, near Quebec died after May 1700, Quebec province French Canadian explorer and cartographer. …
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JOLLIET, LOUIS — born , before Sept. 21, 1645, probably Beaupr, near Quebec died , after May 1700, Quebec province Jolliet also spelled …
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JOLLIET, LOUIS — Joll ‧ i ‧ et, Lou ‧ is /ˈʒɒlieɪ $ ʒəʊlˈjeɪ, ˈluːi/ BrE AmE (1645–1700) a French-Canadian ↑ explorer who, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOLLIET, LOUIS — born before Sept. 21, 1645, probably Beaupré, near Quebec died after May 1700, Quebec province French Canadian explorer and cartographer. …
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JOLLIET, LOUIS — (1645?-1700?) Жолье, Луи Франко-канадский исследователь, который вместе с миссионером Ж. Маркеттом [Marquette, Jacques] возглавил первую экспедицию европейцев вниз по течению р. …
JOLLIET, LOUIS — (1645?-1700?) Жолье, Луи Франко-канадский исследователь, который вместе с миссионером Ж. Маркеттом [Marquette, Jacques] возглавил первую экспедицию европейцев вниз по течению …
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MARQUETTE, JACQUES — known as Père Marquette born June 1, 1637, Laon, France died May 18, 1675, Ludington, Mich. French missionary and explorer. …
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ILLINOIS, FLAG OF — U.S. state flag consisting of a white field (background) with the state seal in the centre showing a bald eagle, …
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ILLINOIS — a confederation of small, Algonquian-speaking Indian tribes originally spread over what is now southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois and parts …
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MARQUETTE, JACQUES — known as Père Marquette born June 1, 1637, Laon, France died May 18, 1675, Ludington, Mich. French missionary and explorer. …
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