Vanier
[ van-yey, van-yey; for 1, 3 also French va-nyey ]
/ ˈvæn yeɪ, vænˈyeɪ; for 1, 3 also French vaˈnyeɪ /
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noun
Georges P. [jawrj; French zhawrzh], /dʒɔrdʒ; French ʒɔrʒ/, 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Ottawa, on the Ottawa River.
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Quebec.
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Words nearby Vanier
van Gogh, van Gogh, Vincent, vanguard, vanguardism, Vanhal, Vanier, vanilla, vanilla plant, vanillic, vanillin, Vanir
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How to use Vanier in a sentence
M. Vanier is now employed as a pilot, and is about to go to the straits of Malacca, with a cargo of sugar from Turan.
The first edition, illustrated, was published in 1905, by Vanier-Messein.
Egoists|James HunekerIn 1858 the Vanier brothers started a steam grist mill which was a great convenience for early settlers.
Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences|Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American RevolutionDr. Vanier, of Havre, looks upon the prepuce as the most frequent cause of onanism.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present|Peter Charles Remondino