/ Dictionary / Index M Marquette: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Mar•quette Pronunciation: (mär-ket' for 1 also Fr. mar-ket'), [key] — n. (“Père Marquette”), 1637–75, French Jesuit missionary and explorer in America. a city in N Michigan, on Lake Superior. 23,288. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: marquette (Thesaurus) marquetry marquis Related Content Daily Word Quiz: morose Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language