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Sault Ste. Marie en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsuː seɪnt məˈɹiː/

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)”).

Meanings

1. A city, the seat of the Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
   • It makes sense that one of Canada’s most celebrated authors was born in the country’s capital. Atwood was born and raised in Ottawa until the age of six when her family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and then Toronto. 2017 March 31, Isabelle Khoo, “21 Of The Coolest People Who Were Born Or Raised In Ottawa”, in The Huffington Post, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2024:
2. A city, the county seat of Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.

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Translations (3)

ko 수생마리 (city in Ontario, Canada) · cmn 蘇聖瑪麗 /苏圣玛丽 (city in Ontario, Canada) · fr Sault Ste. Marie (city in Ontario, Canada)

wikipedia: en:St. Marys River (Michigan-Ontario)