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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)

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

In June 1672 they continued their journey, reaching Lake Mistassini on the 18th of the same month and James Bay on the 28th.

From The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 by H. H. (Hugh Hornby) Langton

I know nearly all those on the Mistassini and this river, for they used to come to our place before my father died.

From Maria Chapdelaine by W. H. Blake

The fate of Francois Paradis was as mournfully sure as though he were buried in the cemetery at St. Michel de Mistassini to the sound of chants, with the blessing of a priest.

From Maria Chapdelaine by W. H. Blake

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