La Vérendrye

[ French lavey-rahn-dree ]

/ French la veɪ rɑ̃ˈdri /

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noun

Pierre Gaul·tier de Va·renne

[French pyergoh-tyeyduhva-ren], /French pyɛr goʊˈtyeɪ də vaˈrɛn/, Sieur de, 1685–1749, Canadian explorer of North America.

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How to use La Vérendrye in a sentence

Hereabout the Sieur de la Verendrye had crossed on his own journey of exploration two generations earlier.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough
I saw him as La Verendrye must have seen him—busy only at the divine business of being a giant.
The River and I|John G. Neihardt
La Verendrye admired the military regularity of the savages on the march.
The Conquest of New France|George M. Wrong
La Verendrye was more eager to reach the Western Sea than he was to trade.
The Conquest of New France|George M. Wrong

In 1737 La Verendrye made once more the long journey to Montreal.
The Conquest of New France|George M. Wrong