Jolliet

American  

[joh-lee-et, joh-lee-et, zhaw-lyey] / ˌdʒoʊ liˈɛt, ˈdʒoʊ liˌɛt, ʒɔˈlyeɪ /

Or Joliet

noun

1. Louis 1645–1700, French Canadian explorer, born in Quebec.

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Jolliet British  

/ ʒɔljɛ /

noun

1. Louis. 1645–1700, French-Canadian explorer, with Jaques Marquette, of the Mississippi river

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Example Sentences

The report also recommends taking down tablets dedicated to explorers De La Salle, Jolliet and Marquette.

From Seattle Times

To Jolliet is reasonably assigned the first discovery of the Mississippi.

From Project Gutenberg

Jolliet was unfortunate enough to lose the records of his journey at the foot of the Lachine rapids, almost within sight of Montreal.

From Project Gutenberg

Jolliet and the voyageurs had learned to use this dried brown weed, which all tribes held in great esteem and carried about with them in their rovings.

From Project Gutenberg

Some critical historians do not altogether discredit the assumption that these two venturesome traders ascended the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and even reached the Mississippi, twelve years before Jolliet and Marquette.

From Project Gutenberg