marquette

Thân thiện

A small boat sails past the lighthouse in Marquette.

Definition

Proper noun 1. A city in Michigan, USA: A town and the county seat of Marquette County, located on the shore of Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 2. A French missionary and explorer: Jacques Marquette, a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary who, along with Louis Jolliet, explored and mapped the upper Mississippi River valley.

Usage Examples

• As a place name:
  • Marquette is known for its beautiful lakeshore and outdoor recreation.
  • The university in Marquette offers many academic programs.
• As a personal name (historical figure):
  • Father Marquette established missions among the Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes region.
  • The explorations of Marquette and Jolliet were significant for New France.

Advanced Usage

• Historical and geographical reference: The name is used to denote institutions, landmarks, or areas named after the explorer Jacques Marquette.
  • Marquette University in Milwaukee is named after the explorer.
  • Several counties and cities in the United States bear the name Marquette.

Variants and Related Words

• Marquette County: The county in Michigan for which the city of Marquette is the seat.
• Marquette University: A private Jesuit university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, named for Jacques Marquette.

Synonyms

• (For the city): City, town, municipality.
• (For the person): Explorer, missionary, Jesuit, cartographer.

Related Phrases and Idioms

(This word, as a proper noun referring to a specific place or person, does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan
2. French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Marquette
• Jacques Marquette
• Pere Jacques Marquette