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Cartier

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Car·tier  (kär-ty, kärt-), Sir George Étienne 1814-1873.
Prime minister of Canada (1858-1862) who served jointly with Sir John Macdonald. He persuaded French Canadians to accept Canada's confederation (1867).
Cartier, Jacques 1491-1557.
French explorer who navigated the St. Lawrence River (1535) and laid claim to the region for France.
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Noun1.CartierCartier - French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
Jacques Cartier


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After having skirted the sands of Cartier, of Hibernia, Seringapatam, and Scott, last efforts of the solid against the liquid element, on the 14th of January we lost sight of land altogether.
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