Sault Sainte Marie

Sault Sainte Ma·rie  (s snt m-r)

A city of southern Ontario, Canada, at the falls of the St. Marys River opposite Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Population: 74,900.

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Sault Sainte Marie [ˈsuː seɪnt məˈriː]

n usually abbreviated to Sault Ste Marie

1. (Placename) an inland port in central Canada, in Ontario on the St. Mary's River, which links Lake Superior and Lake Huron, opposite Sault Ste Marie, Michigan: canal bypassing the rapids completed in 1895. Pop.: 80 054 (1996)

2. (Placename) an inland port in NE Michigan, opposite Sault Ste Marie, Ontario: canal around the rapids completed in 1855, enlarged and divided in 1896 and 1919 (popularly called Soo Canals). Pop.: 14 689 (1990)

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Sault Sainte Marie - a town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan Ontario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada