Cartier

[ kahr-tee-ey; French kar-tyey ]

noun
  1. Sir George É·tienne [sir zhawrzhey-tyen], /ˌsɪr ˈʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/, 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.

  2. Jacques [zhahk], /ʒɑk/, 1491–1557, French navigator and explorer of Canada: discovered the St. Lawrence River.

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Cartier

/ (French kartje) /


noun
  1. Jacques (ʒɑk). 1491–1557, French navigator and explorer in Canada, who discovered the St Lawrence River (1535)

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