Laurier

American  

[lawr-ee-ey, law-ryey] / ˈlɔr iˌeɪ, lɔˈryeɪ /

noun

1. Sir Wilfrid 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.

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Laurier British  

/ ˈlɒrɪə /

noun

1. Sir Wilfrid. 1841–1919, Canadian Liberal statesman; the first French-Canadian prime minister (1896–1911)

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Example Sentences

"We're very happy to see that Canadian history is recognised," said Geneviève Dumas, the general manager of the Château Laurier hotel, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

From BBC

“Gen Z has been fueling this movement toward a lot of things,” said Melise Panetta, a marketing lecturer at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada.

From Salon

"Once in Ottawa Police custody, the portrait will be ready for the last step of its journey home to the Fairmont Château Laurier, where it will once again be displayed as a notable historic portrait," police said.

From BBC

A staff member at the Château Laurier hotel first noticed the photograph had been replaced on 19 August, 2022.

From BBC

“Reptiles are massively understudied,” said Noam Miller, a comparative psychologist at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, and an author of the paper, published on Wednesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. “There’s a bias out there that they’re these boring, not very cognitive animals, and that’s completely wrong. That’s one of the reasons why we got very interested in studying them and showing the complex cognitive things they can do.”

From New York Times