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Marquette
mah-KEHT
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A surname, and the name of several towns in the United States, most notably a city in Michigan.
"The university in Milwaukee is named Marquette after the French explorer Jacques Marquette."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname and American place name, honouring the French missionary-explorer Jacques Marquette.
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Marquettes plural
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The university in Milwaukee is named _____ after the French explorer Jacques Marquette.