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Saguenay

[ sag-uh-ney ]

noun

  1. a river in SE Canada, in Quebec, flowing SE from Lake St. John to the St. Lawrence. 125 miles (200 km) long.


Saguenay

/ ˌsæɡəˈneɪ /

noun

  1. a river in SE Canada in S Quebec, rising as the Péribonca River on the central plateau and flowing south, then east to the St Lawrence. Length: 764 km (475 miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Laverdire erroneously considers Sacqu as another form of Sagn, or Saguenay.

Laverdire derives Saguenay from the Montagnais saki-nip, "the rushing water."

Their long sail together, down the Saint Lawrence, and up the Saguenay, gave time for much talk between them.

I need scarcely say we gladly accepted his offer, and in a short time arrived at the river Saguenay.

Northwick remembered the place because it was here that the Saguenay steamer lay so long before starting up the river.

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