Jolliet

or Jo·li·et

[ joh-lee-et, joh-lee-et; French zhaw-lyey ]

noun

1. Lou·is [loo, -ee, lwee], 1645–1700, French Canadian explorer, born in Quebec.

Jolliet

/ ʒɔljɛ /

noun

1. JollietLouis16451700MFrench-CanadianTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Louis. 1645–1700, French-Canadian explorer, with Jaques Marquette, of the Mississippi river

Example Sentences

The report also recommends taking down tablets dedicated to explorers De La Salle, Jolliet and Marquette.

From Seattle Times

To Jolliet is reasonably assigned the first discovery of the Mississippi.

From Project Gutenberg

Index: F Accompanies Jolliet in his explorations, 155.

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"We have tremendous labor before us," mused Jolliet.

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Jolliet was one of the best specimens of a trader and pioneer that Canadian history gives us.

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