louis
noun
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louis
1 American
[loo-ee, lwee]
/ ˈlu i, lwi /
noun
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louis
plural
Louis
2
American
[loo-is, loo-ee]
/ ˈlu ɪs, ˈlu i /
noun
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Joe Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”
Louis
1
British
/ ˈluːɪs /
noun
louis
2
British
/ ˈluːɪ, lwi /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of louis
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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One X user wrote they were “glad that olivia rodrigo and louis partridge are finally dating people their age and not weirdos in their late twenties who think it’s okay to date teens.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
And if you’re a sauce enthusiast like me, don’t forget to ask for extra sauce louis — think remoulade without the spicy kick.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
The entire stl area was gonna pay for the stadium not just the city of st. louis.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2016
France fenelon les aventures de telemaque dixyvix in the original it was written specifically for the son of louis XIV, as a text in kingship.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2011
An American had gone away with a million; an Englishman had won ten thousand pounds sterling with five louis that he had borrowed.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Vicente Blasco Ib??ez
Louis Vuitton has added chocolate shops inside some stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis offers evidence that this may be happening.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sher was born in St. Louis in 1928, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1952, and joined the Stanford Law School faculty in 1957.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Widow's Bay, DTF St Louis, Slow Horses, The Bear and Abbott Elementary are also competing for prizes at the ceremony, which is seen as the US television industry's most prestigious event.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The United Garment Workers Strike in St. Louis, which Fannie helped organize, is included, though it is a notable exception.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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