Jolliet

or Jo·li·et

[ joh-lee-et, joh-lee-et; French zhaw-lyey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Lou·is [loo, -ee, lwee], 1645–1700, French Canadian explorer, born in Quebec.

Jolliet

/ ʒɔljɛ /

JollietLouis16451700MFrench-CanadianTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Louis. 1645–1700, French-Canadian explorer, with Jaques Marquette, of the Mississippi river

Jolliet, it will be remembered, had explored the Great River south of the Wisconsin.

Marquette and Jolliet held the boats together while they consulted.

Little attention had been paid to the discoveries of Marquette and Jolliet.

De Vincennes, for whom it was named, was a nephew of Louis Jolliet.

Flagg errs in saying that Jolliet published an account of his adventures.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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