La Salle
(Re·né) Ro·bert Ca·ve·lier [ruh-neyraw-berka-vuh-lyey], /rəˈneɪ rɔˈbɛr ka vəˈlyeɪ/, Sieur de, 1643–87, French explorer of North America.
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
a city in N Illinois.
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British Dictionary definitions for La Salle (1 of 2)
/ (lə ˈsæl) /
a city in SE Canada, in Quebec: a S suburb of Montreal. Pop (with Émard): 100 327 (2006)
British Dictionary definitions for La Salle (2 of 2)
/ (French la sal) /
Sieur Robert Cavelier de (rɔbɛr kavəlje də). 1643–87, French explorer and fur trader in North America; founder of Louisiana (1682)
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