Jolliet

American

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

Or Joliet

noun

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

Jolliet British

/ ʒɔljɛ /

noun

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

Jolliet had come of different though not less worthy stock.

From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

Marquette and Jolliet were led to the principal lodge.

From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

Jolliet, with his canoe of voyageurs, his maps and papers, and the young Indian boy given him by the Illinois chief, went on to Montreal.

From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

Little attention had been paid to the discoveries of Marquette and Jolliet.

From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

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