La Salle

[ luh sal; French la sal ]

noun

1. (Re·né) Ro·bert Ca·ve·lier [r, uh, -, ney, , r, aw-, ber, k, a, -v, uh, -, lyey], Sieur de, 1643–87, French explorer of North America.
2. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
3. a city in N Illinois.

La Salle

¹

/ la sal /

noun

1. La SalleSieur Robert Cavelier de16431687MFrenchTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorerTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: fur traderTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: colonist Sieur Robert Cavelier de (rɔbɛr kavəlje də). 1643–87, French explorer and fur trader in North America; founder of Louisiana (1682)

La Salle

²

/ lə ˈsæl /

noun

1. a city in SE Canada, in Quebec: a S suburb of Montreal. Pop (with Émard): 100 327 (2006)

Example Sentences

He was part of perhaps the biggest high school football game of the 21st century in 2001, when his Long Beach Poly team was beaten by Concord De La Salle 29-15 before 17,321 at Veterans Stadium in one of the first nationally televised prep football games.

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De La Salle had a 116-game winning streak that reached 151 games.

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Villanova Prep, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-3 La Salle d.

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La Salle at Harvard-Westlake, 7 p.m.

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He stuns De La Salle by running for two touchdowns and a 14-0 lead.

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