English Explanatory Dictionary

Sault Ste. Marie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the seat of the Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
  2. A city, the county seat of Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈsuː seɪnt məˈɹiː/

Word forms

Sault Ste. Marie Sault Sainte Marie Sault Saint Marie Sault Sainte-Marie Sault Saint-Marie Sault-Sainte-Marie Sault-Saint-Marie Sault Ste Marie Sault St Marie Sault St. Marie Sault Ste-Marie Sault St-Marie Sault Ste.-Marie Sault St.-Marie Sault-Ste-Marie Sault-St-Marie Sault-Ste.-Marie Sault-St.-Marie

Etymology

Borrowed from French Sault Ste. Marie (“rapids of the St. Mary (River)”), from Middle French. The two cities were originally one until the US-Canadian border was defined as the St. Marys River (“St. Marys River (Michigan-Ontario)”).

Synonyms

Soo

Derived words

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