Cartier

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

/ ˈkɑr tiˌeɪ; French karˈtyeɪ /

noun

Sir George É·tienne

[zhawrzh ey-tyen], /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/, 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.

Jacques

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

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Words nearby Cartier

Carthage, Carthaginian, Carthaginian peace, cart horse, Carthusian, Cartier, Cartier-Bresson, cartilage, cartilage bone, cartilage capsule, cartilage cell

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Steve Garth, who works in Circular Quay, was inside the Cartier jewelry store near the café when the siege began.
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Kelly was a loyal client of Cartier, and the jeweler agreed to provide the jewelry for the film.
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Cartier created the 10.47-carat emerald-cut diamond engagement ring, which she was given by Prince Rainier III in 1956.
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Kate wore a gold shamrock Cartier brooch pinned to her chest.
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Cartier gave this gulf the name of St. Lawrence, having discovered it on that saint's festival day.
The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)|George Warburton
Entering into communication with them, Cartier sought information respecting the country higher up the river.
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Several years later, in 1541, Cartier and others attempted to establish a permanent settlement on the St. Lawrence.
Introductory American History|Henry Eldridge Bourne
So he sent Charles back to tell Cartier to start at once, and to expect him in the autumn.
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For this we are again indebted to Cartier's account of his third voyage.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for Cartier

Cartier

/ (French kartje) /

noun

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

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