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Jacques Cartier

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Car⋅tier

[kahr-tee-ey; Fr. kar-tyey]
–noun
1. Sir George É⋅tienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] , 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
2. Jacques [zhahk] , 1491–1557, French navigator and explorer of Canada: discovered the St. Lawrence River.
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Cartier, Jacques 1491-1557.  
French explorer who navigated the St. Lawrence River (1535) and laid claim to the region for France.
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