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)
"New brooms sweep clear." (English proverb) "The low fig can be climbed by everyone." (Albanian proverb) "The earth is a beehive; we all enter by the same door but live in different cells." (African proverb) "The lazy donkey always overloads himself." (Cypriot proverb) Page delivered in 0.0271 seconds
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