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Jol⋅li⋅et

  [joh-lee-et, joh-lee-et; Fr. zhaw-lyey]
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–noun
Lou⋅is [loo-ee; Fr. lwee] , 1645–1700, French-Canadian explorer, born in Quebec.
Also, Jo⋅li⋅et.
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Jol·li·et also Jo·li·et   (jō'lē-ět', jō'lē-ět', zhô-lyā')   
French-Canadian explorer of the upper Mississippi Valley who with Jacques Marquette sighted the Mississippi River on June 17, 1673, and descended it to the mouth of the Arkansas River.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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