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