Joliet

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Joliet

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The city in Illinois was probably named after 17th-century explorer Louis Jolliet.

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Will County, also in Kendall County, Illinois.
A township in Will County, Illinois.
A town in Carbon County, Montana.
A township in Platte County, Nebraska.
An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.
A file system specification that extends ISO 9660 to relax restrictions on filenames.

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"Joliet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/joliet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Joliet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/joliet

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"Joliet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/joliet.

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@misc{joliet_2026,
  title = {Joliet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joliet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}