Lasalle

//ləˈsæl// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French. countable
  2. 2
    A placename; A town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; Alternative form of Lasalle; A borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; Ellipsis of LaSalle County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  3. 8
    a brand of automobile produced by General Motors between 1927 and 1940. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A surname from French. countable

    "Three people who were onboard the twin-engine Cessna 310 when it crashed were killed, according to Michael LaSalle, assistant fire chief with Boca Raton Fire Rescue. […] The plane took off from Boca Raton about 10 a.m. and was headed to Tallahassee, officials said. About 10:12 a.m. Boca Raton fire and police dispatch received a call for a plane in trouble and the aircraft crashed at 10:20 a.m., according to LaSalle and the FAA."

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rene robert cavelier

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"Vietnam counts itself among the top five countries in the world that would be devastated if global warming gets even more severe, especially with its 3,000 kilometers of coast along the South China Sea. As it works to implement an action plan under the Paris Climate Change Accord, the country is looking for ways to mitigate the environmental toll of the fast-growing construction industry, which consumes a lot of sand for cement, electricity, and other building supplies. The construction and industrial sectors expanded 8.8 percent in 2018 versus the year earlier, higher than the overall economy’s expansion of 7 percent, according to data from the property developer Jones Lang Lasalle Vietnam."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French Lasalle.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French La Salle.

Related phrases

LaSalle CountyLaSalle Parishessex countylasalle countyweld county

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