Jolliet
[joh-lee-et, joh-lee-et; French zhaw-lyey] /ˌdʒoʊ liˈɛt, ˈdʒoʊ liˌɛt; French ʒɔˈlyeɪ/
noun
1.
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1645–1700, French-Canadian explorer, born in Quebec.
/French ʒɔljɛ/
noun
1.
Louis. 1645–1700, French-Canadian explorer, with Jaques Marquette, of the Mississippi river
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[jol-i-tee] /ˈdʒɒl ɪ ti/ noun, plural jollities. 1. or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety. 2. jollities, festivities. /ˈdʒɒlɪtɪ/ noun (pl) -ties 1. the condition of being jolly n. c.1300, jolyfte, iolite, from Old French jolivete “gaity, cheerfulness; amorous passion; life of pleasure,” from jolif (see jolly).