PERE JACQUES MARQUETTE

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

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

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

• PERE JACQUES MARQUETTE (noun)

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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)