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Saguenay

American  
[sag-uh-ney] / ˌsæg əˈneɪ /

noun

  1. a river in SE Canada, in Quebec, flowing SE from Lake St. John to the St. Lawrence. 125 miles (200 km) long.


Saguenay British  
/ ˌsæɡəˈneɪ /

noun

  1. a river in SE Canada in S Quebec, rising as the Péribonca River on the central plateau and flowing south, then east to the St Lawrence. Length: 764 km (475 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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Forest had learned to fly bush planes in Saguenay in 2018 before being hired by Air Canada in December 2022, the Toronto Star reported.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

Air Saguenay President Jean Tremblay said Tuesday the de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver was carrying four fishermen, two guides and the pilot.

From Seattle Times Jul. 16, 2019

About 2½ hours north of the city, cycle the scenic perimeter of Lake St.-Jean along the 154-mile-long Blueberry Trail or explore the Saguenay Fjord by kayak.

From Washington Post Jan. 31, 2019

Mr. Fillion, the son of teachers from Saguenay, in northern Quebec, entered Quebec City’s talk-radio landscape in the 1990s.

From New York Times Aug. 18, 2018

My Saguenay had slain a gorgeous wood-duck with his arrows; and now, brave in fresh paint and brilliant plumage, he sat awaiting me in the patched canoe which had belonged, no doubt, to John Howell.

From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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