La Vérendrye
[ French lavey-rahn-dree ]
noun
Pierre Gaul·tier de Va·renne [French pyergoh-tyeyduhva-ren], /French pyɛr goʊˈtyeɪ də vaˈrɛn/, Sieur de, 1685–1749, Canadian explorer of North America.
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How to use La Vérendrye in a sentence
Hereabout the Sieur de la Verendrye had crossed on his own journey of exploration two generations earlier.
The Magnificent Adventure | Emerson HoughI saw him as La Verendrye must have seen him—busy only at the divine business of being a giant.
The River and I | John G. NeihardtLa Verendrye admired the military regularity of the savages on the march.
The Conquest of New France | George M. WrongLa Verendrye was more eager to reach the Western Sea than he was to trade.
The Conquest of New France | George M. WrongIn 1737 La Verendrye made once more the long journey to Montreal.
The Conquest of New France | George M. Wrong
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