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JOLLIET
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• JOLLIET (noun)
The noun JOLLIET has 1 sense:
1. French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
Familiarity information: JOLLIET used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Joliet; Jolliet; Louis Joliet; Louis Jolliet
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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