PERE JACQUES MARQUETTE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Jacques Marquette; Marquette; Pere Jacques Marquette

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

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