Joliet

[ joh-lee-et; for 1 also French zhaw-lye ]

/ ˌdʒoʊ liˈɛt; for 1 also French ʒɔˈlyɛ /

Louis

[lwee] /lwi/,1645–1700, French explorer of the Mississippi, born in Canada.

a city in NE Illinois.

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Jolliet

[ joh-lee-et, joh-lee-et; French zhaw-lyey ]

/ ˌdʒoʊ liˈɛt, ˈdʒoʊ liˌɛt; French ʒɔˈlyeɪ /

Lou·is [loo-ee; French lwee] /ˈlu i; French lwi/,1645–1700, French-Canadian explorer, born in Quebec.

But instead he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary at Joliet.

The Mucker |Edgar Rice Burroughs
Finally he came back from Joliet and never ate nor slept until he had run McDonald down.

Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World |Clifton R. Wooldridge
His reply was, 'Simply rusticating at Joliet, Ill., with some friends.'

The Twin Hells |John N. Reynolds
"Ah, you are a real Christian—you are now," said the honest Joliet, polishing his eyeball with his coat-cuff.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII, No. 29. August, 1873. |Various

I first made his acquaintance at Joliet prison, where he served a term of years for robbing a bank.

Walter Sherwood's Probation |Horatio Alger

Jolliet

/ (French ʒɔljɛ) /

Louis. 1645–1700, French-Canadian explorer, with Jaques Marquette, of the Mississippi river