Hennepin

[hen-uh-pin; French en-pan]

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noun

Louis [lwee] /lwi/, 1640?–1701?, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary and explorer in America.

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Contemporary Examples

Hennepin County (Minneapolis) Attorney Mike Freeman rebutted their charges this week.
Michael Tomasky on How the GOP Plans to Block the Black Vote
Michael Tomasky
August 13, 2012

Historical Examples

I graded some down town, on Hennepin Avenue when it was only a country road.
Old Rail Fence Corners
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Father Hennepin stood up and waved toward them his peace calumet, with its imposing decoration of feathers.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott
Father Hennepin estimated that they had made between three and four hundred miles.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott
Father Hennepin stood up in his boat and in his hands extended toward the savages, the calumet of peace.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott
Father Hennepin affected great composure, assuming that he was among friends.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago
John S. C. Abbott