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Vanier

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[van-yey, van-yey, va-nyey] / ˈvæn yeɪ, vænˈyeɪ, vaˈnyeɪ /

noun

  1. Georges P. 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.

  2. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Ottawa, on the Ottawa River.

  3. a town in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Quebec.


Example Sentences

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"This technology could be helpful in rapidly limiting outbreaks ," says co-author Akansha Prasad, a Vanier Scholar and PhD student in biomedical engineering.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

They say they questioned Vanier repeatedly as soon as the first victims came forward, as well as what he knew about Philippe’s 1956 Holy Office condemnation, but that he lied to them.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

I was recently presenting a summary of my nearly two decades of occasional work on space elevators in a seminar at Vanier College, where I teach physics.

From Scientific American • Nov. 25, 2022

Vanier Elementary last tweeted about the ring on Nov. 3.

From Fox News • Nov. 5, 2020

Batteries were erected on Morne Vanier, from which Pigeon Island was shelled with such success that the garrison surrendered.

From The History of the First West India Regiment by Ellis, A. B. (Alfred Burdon)