Louisiana
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Louisiana
- /luːˌiːziˈænə/
- /ləˌwiːziˈænə/
- /ˌluːziˈænə/ Southern US
Rhymes with -ænə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Louisiane, named for King Louis XIV of France.
proper noun
- A state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. Capital: Baton Rouge. Largest city: New Orleans. A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by the new year.
- An administrative district of New France. (1682–1769; 1801–1803)
- A governorate of New Spain. (1769–1801)
- A former territory of the United States. (1805–1812)
- A city in Pike County, Missouri, named for the founder's daughter, Louisiana Bayse.
- A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas.
- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and especially its athletic program, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
- A female given name.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pelican state, lsu, resting, rest, warbler, kirtland, warblers, la, acadiana, swampland, lafayette, texas, shreveport, mississippi, alabama, orleans
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name American state
| Español | Luisiana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 루이지애나 Ru'ijiaena, 루이지아나 Ru'ijiana |
| 日本語 | ルイジアナ Ruijiana, ルイジアナ州 Ruijiana-shū |
| 中文 | 路易斯安那 Lùyìsī'ānnà |
| हिन्दी | लुईज़ियाना luīziyānā, लूसियाना lūsiyānā |
| Português | Luisiana, Louisiana |
| Français | Louisiane |
| Deutsch | Louisiana |
| Italiano | Louisiana, Luisiana, Luigiana |
| Ελληνικά | Λουιζιάνα Louiziána |
| Русский | Луизиа́на Luiziána |
| العربية | لُوِيزِيَانَا luwīziyānā |
Talk about this word "Louisiana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/louisiana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Louisiana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/louisiana "Louisiana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/louisiana.Cite this
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title = {Louisiana},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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