Sault Ste. Marie
English
Alternative forms
- Sault Sainte Marie, Sault Saint Marie, Sault Sainte-Marie, Sault Saint-Marie, Sault-Sainte-Marie, Sault-Saint-Marie, Sault Ste Marie, Sault St Marie, Sault St. Marie, Sault Ste-Marie, Sault St-Marie, Sault Ste.-Marie, Sault St.-Marie, Sault-Ste-Marie, Sault-St-Marie, Sault-Ste.-Marie, Sault-St.-Marie
Etymology
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)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuː seɪnt məˈɹiː/
Proper noun
Sault Ste. Marie
- A city in the Algoma District, Ontario, Canada, and the seat of Algoma District.
- A city, the county seat of Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.
Synonyms
- Soo
Derived terms
- Soo
French
Alternative forms
- Sault Sainte Marie, Sault Sainte-Marie, Sault-Sainte-Marie, Sault Ste Marie, Sault Ste-Marie, Sault-Ste-Marie, Sault Ste.-Marie, Sault-Ste.-Marie
Etymology
sault + Sainte Marie, from Middle French. From being the sault (“rapids”) on the Rivière Sainte Marie (“Saint Marys River”)
Proper noun
Sault Ste. Marie ?
- Sault Ste. Marie
- A city, a district seat in Algoma district, Ontario, Canada
- A city, the county seat of Chippewa, Michigan, United States
Descendants
- English: Sault Ste. Marie