Saint Louis
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Saint Louis
- /ˌseɪnt ˈlu.ɪs/ US, place
- /ˌseɪnt ˈlu.əs/ US, place
- /ˌsɪnt ˈluː.ɪs/ UK, place
- /ˌsɑn luˈi/ US
- /seɪnt ˈluːwiː/ UK
Where it comes from
From French Saint-Louis, usually after King Louis IX of France (sometimes with oblique reference to later French kings named Louis). Sometimes after other places named for him. In the case of the Alsace commune, originally from German Sankt Ludwig bei Basel. In the case of the Minnesota river, thought to reference its French discoverer's recent Cross of Saint Louis, named for the French king. Doublet of São Luís.
proper noun St Louis · St. Louis
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A city in eastern Missouri, United States, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and formerly important in the westward expansion of the United States.
...that Saint Louis smarty that thinks he dresses so fine...
Similar: Gateway to the West, Mound City, Rome of the West
- A river in northeastern Minnesota, United States.
- Alternative form of Saint-Louis (“any of various places in French-speaking areas including France, Canada, Guadeloupe, New Caledonia, Réunion, and Senegal”).
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name city in Missourian
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Talk about this word "Saint Louis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saint%20louis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Saint Louis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saint%20louis "Saint Louis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saint%20louis.Cite this
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title = {Saint Louis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saint%20louis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
