How do you pronounce sault ste. marie?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsuː seɪnt məˈɹiː/.

sault ste. marie

/ˈsuː seɪnt məˈɹiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: sault ste. -marie
IPA: /ˈsuː seɪnt məˈɹiː/

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Meaning

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A city, the seat of the Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.

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A city, the county seat of Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.

Example Sentences

"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."

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)”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

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Inflected Forms

Sault Sainte Marie (alternative) Sault Saint Marie (alternative) Sault Sainte-Marie (alternative) Sault Saint-Marie (alternative) Sault-Sainte-Marie (alternative) Sault-Saint-Marie (alternative) Sault Ste Marie (alternative) Sault St Marie (alternative) Sault St. Marie (alternative) Sault Ste-Marie (alternative) Sault St-Marie (alternative) Sault Ste.-Marie (alternative)

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