noun
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (Freq. 3)
• Syn: ↑Pelican State, ↑LA
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state
• Member Holonyms: ↑Confederacy, ↑Confederate States, ↑Confederate States of America, ↑South, ↑Dixie, ↑Dixieland
• Part Holonyms:
↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A., ↑Gulf States, ↑South, ↑Deep South
• Part Meronyms:
↑Alexandria, ↑Baton Rouge, ↑capital of Louisiana, ↑Lafayette, ↑Monroe, ↑Morgan City, ↑New Orleans, ↑Shreveport, ↑Ouachita, ↑Ouachita River, ↑Red, ↑Red River
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Louisiana [Louisiana]
a southern US state on the ↑Gulf of Mexico, also known as the Pelican State. It consists mainly of flat land and is separated from the state of ↑Mississippi by the ↑Mississippi River. The largest city is ↑New Orleans and the capital city is Baton Rouge. It was part of the ↑Louisiana Purchase, became a state in 1837, and was one of the ↑Confederate States. Louisiana is known for its ↑Cajun culture. The state produces oil, gas, salt, rice and sugar.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.