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JACQUES MARQUETTE

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JACQUES MARQUETTE (noun)
  The noun JACQUES MARQUETTE has 1 sense:

1. French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)play

  Familiarity information: JACQUES MARQUETTE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JACQUES MARQUETTE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jacques Marquette; Marquette; Pere Jacques Marquette

Instance hypernyms:

missionary; missioner (someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country)


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