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Louise

1 American  
[loo-eez] / luˈiz /

noun

  1. Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5,670 feet (1,728 meters) above sea level.

  2. Also Louisa a female given name: derived from Louis.


Louise 2 American  
[loo-eez] / luˈiz /

noun

  1. an opera (1900) by Gustave Charpentier.


Example Sentences

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In 2023, New York Times journalist Anna Louise Sussman did what few seem to have thought of — she actually asked single women why they weren’t married yet.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Stephanie Louise Kwolek worked as a research chemist at DuPont.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In addition to his daughter Lua, Crofts’ survivors include his wife, Louise; another daughter, Amelia Crofts Starkweather; and a son, Faizi.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"From that time I always said it was mind over matter," Louise said.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

We liked to have turned to stone, Louise and I. The ship?

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck