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La Salle

American  
[luh sal, la sal] / lə ˈsæl, la ˈsal /

noun

  1. (René) Robert Cavelier Sieur de, 1643–87, French explorer of North America.

  2. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.

  3. a city in N Illinois.


La Salle 1 British  
/ lə ˈsæl /

noun

  1. a city in SE Canada, in Quebec: a S suburb of Montreal. Pop (with Émard): 100 327 (2006)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

La Salle 2 British  
/ la sal /

noun

  1. Sieur Robert Cavelier de (rɔbɛr kavəlje də). 1643–87, French explorer and fur trader in North America; founder of Louisiana (1682)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He caught 11 passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns as Santa Margarita sailed past De La Salle in the CIF Open Division state championship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The latest detections included a calf in La Salle County, Texas, a goat in Gillespie County, Texas, and a dog in Lea County, New Mexico, following two earlier cases in Zavala County, Texas.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

With two outs in the top of the seventh inning Sam Lakey hits a home run to give De La Salle 1-0 lead over Notre Dame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026

They will face De La Salle on Thursday at 4 p.m. at El Dorado in the tourney final.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026

When they moved into the Rookery at La Salle and Adams, a gorgeous light-filled structure of Root’s design, they saw views of the lake and city that no one but construction workers had seen before.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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