louis

¹

[loo-ee, lwee]

noun

plural

louis 

1. louis d'or.

Louis

²

[loo-is, loo-ee]

noun

1. Joe Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.

2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”

Louis

¹

/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

1. Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914–81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937–49)

louis

²

/ ˈluːɪ, lwi /

noun

1. short for louis d'or

Word History and Origins

Origin of louis¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

There's been Louis Bielle-Biarrey's brilliance for France, Argentina's amazing comeback against Scotland, England's emergence as a global force, and South Africa cementing their greatness with formidable victories in Paris and Dublin.

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Kidder and his team in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis returned to Poverty Point and several nearby locations to collect new radiocarbon dates and reevaluate the archaeological evidence.

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“After last week, it’s hard to call a bottom to the correction,” said Louis Navellier of Navellier Calculated Investing.

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