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Mistassini

American  
[mis-tuh-see-nee] / ˌmɪs təˈsi ni /

noun

  1. a lake in E Canada, in Quebec province. 840 sq. mi. (2,176 sq. km).


Mistassini British  
/ ˌmɪstəˈsiːnɪ /

noun

  1. a lake in E Canada, in N Quebec: the largest lake in the province; drains through the Rupert River into James Bay. Area: 2175 sq km (840 sq miles). Length: about 160 km (100 miles)

"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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There was an amiable picnic on the bank of the swift-flowing Mistassini.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nearby is the Mistassini dam, which he had built with 15,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the 7th of September they left the forest of Lake St. John and mounted the current of a winding river, full of cataracts and rapids, toward Mistassini.

From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

"When you left Mistassini he was but so high..."

From Maria Chapdelaine by Blake, W. H.

If you have any bear, mink, muskrat or fox you will find these men at the store until Wednesday, or you can apply to Francois Paradis of Mistassini who is with them.

From Maria Chapdelaine by Blake, W. H.

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