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St. Clair definition

St. Clair

  1. river between Mich. & Ontario, Canada, connecting Lake St. Clair & Lake Huron: 40 mi (64 km)
  2. (kler)
    lake between SE Mich. & Ontario, Canada: 460 sq mi (1,191 sq km)

Etymology: after Fr Sainte Claire (St. Clare of Assisi, 1194-1253)

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