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

Jolliet, it will be remembered, had explored the Great River south of the Wisconsin.

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Marquette and Jolliet held the boats together while they consulted.

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Little attention had been paid to the discoveries of Marquette and Jolliet.

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De Vincennes, for whom it was named, was a nephew of Louis Jolliet.

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Flagg errs in saying that Jolliet published an account of his adventures.

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