JOLLIET

Meaning of JOLLIET in English

Joll ‧ i ‧ et, Lou ‧ is /ˈʒɒlieɪ $ ʒəʊlˈjeɪ, ˈluːi/ BrE AmE

(1645–1700) a French-Canadian ↑ explorer who, with Jacques ↑ Marquette , discovered the upper Mississippi River in 1673

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

JOLLIET — or Joliet biographical name Louis 1645-1700 French explorer
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JOLLIET — or Jo·liet zhȯl-ˈyā Louis 1645-1700 French explorer
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JOLLIET — Variant: or Jo · liet Pronunciation: zho ̇ l- ' y ā Function: biographical name Louis 1645-1700 Fr. explorer
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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, …
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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 …
NEW FRANCE — Possessions of France in North America from 1534 to the Treaty of Paris in 1763. After the first land claim …
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MISSOURI RIVER — River, central U.S. The longest tributary of the Mississippi River , it rises in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana. …
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER — River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf …
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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 — State (pop., 2000: 12,419,293), midwestern U.S. Bordered by Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Iowa, it covers 57,918 sq mi (150,008 …
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SUMMIT — village, Cook county, northeastern Illinois, U.S., just west of Chicago, straddling the watershed between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi …
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SAINT CLAIR, LAKE — lake in west-central Tasmania, Australia, lying at the southern boundary of Cradle MountainLake St. Clair National Park at the terminus …
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QUAPAW — also called Akansa, or Arkansas, North American Indian people of the Dhegiha branch of the Siouan language stock. With the …
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PORTAGE — city, seat (1846) of Columbia county, south-central Wisconsin, U.S. It lies along the Wisconsin River, 33 miles (53 km) north …
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NEW FRANCE — French Nouvelle-france (15341763), the French colonies of continental North America, initially embracing the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Newfoundland, …
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MISSOURI RIVER — longest tributary of the Mississippi River, formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers in the Rocky …
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MISSOURI — flagship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in World War II and scene of the Japanese surrender. One of the four …
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MICHIGAN, LAKE — Beach along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana Dunes State Park, northern Indiana, with third largest of the …
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MARQUETTE, JACQUES — born June 1, 1637, Laon, Fr. died May 18, 1675, Ludington, Mich. byname Pre (Father) Marquette French Jesuit missionary explorer …
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JOLIET — city, seat of Will county, northeastern Illinois, U.S., on the Des Plaines River. Settled in 1833 and named Juliet in …
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IOWA GREAT LAKES — leading resort area in northern Iowa, U.S., embracing Spirit, West Okoboji, East Okoboji, and Silver lakes, in Dickinson county, just …
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IOWA — Mew-hew-she-kaw (The White Cloud), chief of the Iowa, painting by George Catlin, 1834 North American Indian people of Siouan linguistic …
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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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