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

2. A city, the seat of the Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
4. A city, the county seat of Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.

Synonyms

• Soo

Derived terms

• Soo

 

Translations

city in Ontario, Canada

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蘇聖瑪麗／苏圣玛丽

• French: Sault Ste. Marie (fr)

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

From sault +‎ Sainte Marie, from Middle French. From being the sault (“rapids”) on the Rivière Sainte Marie (“Saint Marys River”).

Proper noun

Sault Ste. Marie ?

1. Sault Ste. Marie (a city, the seat of the Algoma District, Ontario, Canada)
2. Sault Ste. Marie (a city, the county seat of Chippewa County, Michigan, United States)

Descendants

• English: Sault Ste. Marie