Louisville

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Louisville

  • /ˈluːivɪl/
  • /ˈluːəvəl/

Where it comes from

From Louis + -ville, named after King Louis XVI of France.

proper noun

  1. A town in Barbour County, Alabama.
  2. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Georgia, United States.
  3. A village, the county seat of Clay County, Illinois.
  4. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on May 29 that Louisville was one of more than 600 municipalities across the U.S. accused of obstructing immigration enforcement. The federal government called these locations “sanctuary jurisdictions,” alleging they were undermining the rule of law
  5. A city, the county seat of Winston County, Mississippi.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cincinnati, leesburg, northport, barbour, uniontown, barbour county, hillsboro, eufaula, lester, loxley, blountsville, clayton, black, lockhart, langston, banks

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name city

한국어루이빌 Ru'ibil
中文路易斯維爾 /路易斯维尔 Lùyìsīwéi'ěr
FrançaisLouisville
РусскийЛу́исвилл Lúisvill

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MLA

"Louisville." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/louisville. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{louisville_2026,
  title = {Louisville},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/louisville},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}