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Jo·liet or Jolliet Jol′·liet′ (jō′lē et′, jō′lē et′; Fr z̸hō̂ lye′)

Joliet, Louis 1645-1700; Fr.-Cdn. explorer of the Mississippi
Joliet2 definition

Jo·liet (jō′lē et′, jō′lē et′)

city in NE Ill.: pop. 106,000

Etymology: after Louis Joliet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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