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JACQUES CARTIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
Synonyms:
Cartier; Jacques Cartier
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Instance hypernyms:
navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)