Louisiana

American  

[loo-ee-zee-an-uh, loo-uh-zee-, loo-ee-] / luˌi ziˈæn ə, ˌlu ə zi-, ˌlu i- /

noun

1. a state in the southern United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Baton Rouge. LA (for use with zip code), La.

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Louisiana British  

/ luːˌiːzɪˈænə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: La.   LA.  a state of the southern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: originally a French colony; bought by the US in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase; chiefly low-lying. Capital: Baton Rouge. Pop: 4 496 334 (2003 est). Area: 116 368 sq km (44 930 sq miles)

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Louisiana Cultural  

1. State in the southeastern United States bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Texas to the west. Its capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Other Word Forms

• Louisianan adjective
• Louisianian adjective

Example Sentences

Nearly 80% of Louisiana’s sugar mills relied on steam engines, making it the most heavily capitalized agricultural region.

From The Wall Street Journal

He owns Little Pecan, a private island in the Louisiana marshes and a hunting paradise.

From The Wall Street Journal

This included 1,300 troops from other states whose governors volunteered them, including Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio, Louisiana and South Carolina, in addition to West Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal

So it’s perhaps fitting that he was recently fired twice as head coach of Louisiana State University.

From The Wall Street Journal

He explained that he had a stroke unknowingly, on stage in Louisiana, and later found out that he had a hole in his heart and needed surgery.

From Los Angeles Times