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Saint-Laurent
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French
fr:fleuve Saint-Laurent
Etymology
fr Saint Lawrence Roman martyr Saint Lawrence by French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1604. Originally referred to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (fr golfe du Saint-Laurent), coined by another French explorer, Jacques Cartier, who named it after the saint on the day of its discovery on August 10, 1535, which is Saint Lawrence's Day.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Simon Villeneuve-Saint-Laurent.wav <<Canada>> (<<Chicoutimi>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Saint-Laurent.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Saint-Laurent.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
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fr large river in eastern c/Canada Saint Lawrence River
Derived terms
fr laurentien Laurentides golfe du Saint-Laurent