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Saint Louis

noun

1. the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century

• Syn: ↑St. Louis, ↑Gateway to the West

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port

• Part Holonyms: ↑Missouri, ↑Show Me State, ↑MO

2. king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)

• Syn: ↑Louis IX, ↑St. Louis

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of France, ↑saint

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\\-ˈlüə̇s sometimes -ˈlüē or -ˈlüi\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized S&L

Etymology: from St. Louis, Mo.

: of or from the city of St. Louis, Mo. : of the kind or style prevalent in St. Louis

Useful english dictionary. 2012.