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Morin (other)
Morin is a French surname. Morin may also refer to: Places * Morin-Heights, Quebec, a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada * Morin Lake, a small lake northwest of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada * Morin River, a tributary of the Rivière aux Écorces in Quebec, Canada * Morinville, a town within Sturgeon County in Alberta, Canada * Grand Morin, a 118 km long river in France, left tributary of the Marne * Petit Morin, an 86 km long river in France, left tributary of the Marne * Quartier-Morin, a municipality in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti * Val-Morin, Quebec, a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada * Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner, a banner of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China Other uses * Morin (flavonol), a molecule * Morin khuur, a Mongolian bowed stringed instrument (within whose name the word ''morin'' translates as "horse") * ''That Pig Of A Morin'' in a short story by Guy de Maupassa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morin
Morin is a surname of diffent Romance origins. In northern Italy it derives from the Ladin term for «mill» (''molina'' in Latin). In French it derives from the ancient Celtic tribe of Morini who once inhabited the coast of modern day Belgium. The Gaulish ethnonym ''Morini'' (sing. ''Morinos'') literally means 'those of the sea', that is to say the 'sea people' or the 'sailors'. It stems from Proto-Celtic ''*mori'' 'sea'. It may also refer to: * Morin, flavonol and yellow chemical compound. People Canada * Albertine Morin-Labrecque (1886–1957) Canadian pianist * Augustin-Norbert Morin (1803–1865), lawyer, judge and politician, joint Premier of the Province of Canada * Blain Morin, Canadian politician and labour union organizer * Claude Morin (ADQ politician) (born 1953), Canadian politician * Claude Morin (PQ politician) (born 1929), Canadian politician * Gilles Morin (born 1931), Canadian politician in Ontario * Guy Paul Morin, Canadian wrongfully convicted of a 1984 murder * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morin-Heights, Quebec
Morin-Heights is a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada. It is west of Saint-Sauveur and north of Lachute; municipally, it is within the Regional County Municipality of Les Pays-d'en-Haut. It is primarily a tourist town, having a large ski hill (Ski Morin Heights) that is popular during the winter months and being on a recreational trailway (the Aerobic Corridor), which is used year-round. A dense network of hiking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and mountain biking trails surround Morin Heights, making it the closest multi-recreational outdoor hub to Montreal (45-minute drive in moderate traffic). The old train station, on Lac Écho road, is the starting point for most recreational activities, year-round. The Rivière à Simon offers enjoyable canoeing and kayaking all the way down to Christieville and beyond. Formerly located just south of the town was a recording studio, called Le Studio, built in 1975, which is now closed. The facility was used by num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morin Lake
Morin Lake is a small lake north-west of Prince Albert in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is a spring-fed, glacial lake A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier. Formation Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,0 ... situated in the Thickwood Hills and surrounded by boreal forests. From the north end of the lake, a short stream flows out and meets Big River. A regional park, the small community of Victoire, and Bay View Estates are located on Morin Lake's eastern shore and Big River 118 Indian reserve is to the north. Access to the lake and its amenities is from Highways 695 and 793. Morin Lake Regional Park Morin Lake Regional Park () is a regional park on the eastern shore of Morin Lake. The park was founded in July 1984 on five acres of land donated by Albert Lalonde Sr. Since its establishment, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morin River
The Morin river is a tributary of the Rivière aux Écorces, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in province from Quebec, to Canada. The course of the Morin River crosses the northwestern part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The small Morin River valley is located near route 169. This valley is also served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.Open Street Map - Accessed January 31, 2019 Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of the Morin River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morinville
Morinville is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately north of Edmonton along Highway 2. History Morinville was settled by Jean-Baptiste Morin, a priest and missionary of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who brought many French settlers in the late 1800s, followed by several German pioneers. The monument located in St. Jean Baptiste Park lists the many names of pioneers and settlers to Morinville. Once situated on the street at 100 Avenue and 100 Street, the monument was moved to its present location in 2000, as it was a safety hazard and very difficult to enjoy with all the traffic at the intersection. The first post-office opened in 1894. The Roman Catholic Church of the St. Jean Baptiste Parish was built in 1907. The church, along with its adjacent but now inoperative convent Morinville Convent, was declared a historical site in 1975. In 2005, the grounds of the church were landscaped with a clock tower, new grass, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Morin
The Grand Morin (, literally ''Great Morin'') is a long river in France, left tributary of the Marne. Its source is near the village of Lachy. Its course crosses the departments of Marne and Seine-et-Marne. It flows westwards through the towns of Esternay, La Ferté-Gaucher, Coulommiers and Crécy-la-Chapelle, finally flowing into the Marne in Esbly. Its main tributary is the Aubetin The Aubetin is a long river in the Marne and Seine-et-Marne ''départements'', northeastern France. Its source is at Les Essarts-le-Vicomte, northeast of Nogent-sur-Seine. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Grand M .... References Rivers of France Rivers of Marne (department) Rivers of Seine-et-Marne Rivers of Grand Est Rivers of Île-de-France {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petit Morin
Petite or petite may refer to: *Petit (crater), a small, bowl-shaped lunar crater on Mare Spumans * ''Petit'' (EP), a 1995 EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Ua * Petit (typography), another name for brevier-size type *Petit four * Petit Gâteau *Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas, United States *Petit juror *Petite bourgeoisie in sociology *petite mutation, a mutation in yeast oxidative phosphorylation *Petite sizes in women's clothing *Petit's triangle (inferior lumbar triangle), see Petit's hernia People *A French or Catalan surname: ** Adriana Petit (born 1984), Spanish multidisciplinary artist **Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791–1820), French physicist ** Amandine Petit (born 1997), French model, beauty pageant titleholder, and Miss France 2021 **Antoine Petit (1722–1794), French physician **Antoni Martí Petit, prime minister of Andorra **François Pourfour du Petit (1664–1741), French anatomist **Henriette Petit (1894-1983), Chilean painter ** Jean-Martin Petit (1772–1856), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartier-Morin
Quartier-Morin ( ht, Katye Moren) is a commune in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement Cap-Haïtien ( ht, Kap Ayisyen) is an arrondissement in the Nord department of Haiti and is the second important city of the country. Known as the historical and touristic capital of the country. Cap-Haïtien was founded in 1670 by the French se ..., in the Nord department of Haiti. It has 19,241 inhabitants. General Eugene Francois Magloire was born here in 1840 and his son The former president Paul Eugene Magloire was born here in 1907. Emerante de Pradine wrote a song to talk about how well the woman of Quartier Morin dance voodoo. The song name was Neges Katye Morin. Economic The local economy is based on the cultivation of cocoa, tobacco, sugar cane with distilleries and the distillation of essential oil. References Populated places in Nord (Haitian department) Communes of Haiti {{Haiti-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val-Morin, Quebec
Val-Morin is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Geography Val-Morin is located in the Laurentian Mountains, along the Rivière du Nord and on the shores of Lake Raymond at an elevation of , about south-east of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. Its territory includes numerous lakes such as La Salle, Lavallée, Bélair in the east, and Beauvais, Normand, and Valiquette in the west. History The geographic area now called Val-Morin was likely inhabited by First Nations people either Montagnais-Naskapi, Algonkin or Cree prior to European settlement. In 1852, the Morin Township was formed. It was named after its founder and 19th-century politician Augustin-Norbert Morin (1803-1865) who already had a huge farm of more than on the banks of the Rivière du Nord, built around 1850-1860 and included a home, saw mill, and flour mill. Morin was among the first residents and helped many settlers to settle here. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner
Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner ( Mongolian: , ''Morin Dabaɣ-a Daɣur öbertegen jasaqu qosiɣu'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Мориндаваа Дагуур өөртөө засах хошуу; Dagur: Morin Dawaa Daor weerie ixkiewu guasei; ), often abbreviated in official documents as Mo Banner (), is one of three autonomous banners in Inner Mongolia, China, created for the Daur people. It lies on the Nen River, borders Heilongjiang province to the east, south and southwest and is under the administration of Hulunbuir City. The autonomous banner spans an area of approximately , and has a total population of 316,398 as of 2019. History During the Qing dynasty, a yamen was organized in the area, which was organized as (). In 1946, the region was organized Buxi Banner (). Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner was created on August 15, 1958. On April 1, 1969, the autonomous banner was placed under the jurisdiction of Daxing'anling Prefecture, before being moved back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morin (flavonol)
Morin is a yellow chemical compound that can be isolated from ''Maclura pomifera'' (Osage orange), ''Maclura tinctoria'' (old fustic), and from leaves of ''Psidium guajava'' (common guava). In a preclinical ''in vitro'' study, morin was found to be a weak inhibitor of fatty acid synthase with an IC50 of 2.33 μM. Morin was also found to inhibit amyloid formation by islet amyloid polypeptide (or amylin) and disaggregate amyloid fibers. Morin exhibit inhibitory action against IgE-mediated allergic response. Morin treatment significantly down-regulated expressions of BLT2, NF-κB, and Th2-cytokine (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-13) in lungs of murine model of allergic asthma. Morin can be used to test for the presence of aluminium or tin in a solution, since it forms characteristically fluorescent coordination complexes with them. Glycosides * Morin-3-O-arabinoside Arabinose is an aldopentose – a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, and including an aldehyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morin Khuur
The ''morin khuur'' ( mn, морин хуур, morin khuur), also known as the horsehead fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. It is one of the most important musical instruments of the Mongol people, and is considered a symbol of the nation of Mongolia. The morin khuur is one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity identified by UNESCO. Name In Mongolian, the instrument is usually called ''morin khuur'' or "horse fiddle". The full Classical Mongolian name for the morin khuur is ''morin toloğay’ta quğur'', (which in modern Khalkh cyrillic is Морин толгойтой хуур) meaning ''fiddle with a horse's head''. Usually it is abbreviated as "Морин хуур", Latin transcription "Morin huur". In western Mongolia it is known as ikil ( mn, икил—not to be confused with the similar Tuvan igil)—while in eastern Mongolia it is known as shoor ( mn, Шоор). Construction The instrument consists of a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
