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La Salle

biographical name \ lə-ˈsal \

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Sieur de 1643–1687 René-Robert Cavelier French explorer in America

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LaSalle

geographical name La·Salle \ lə-ˈsal \

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town in southern Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River population 28,643

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