Louise

[ loo-eez ]

/ luˈiz /

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noun

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

Also Lou·i·sa

[loo-ee-zuh]. /luˈi zə/. a female given name: derived from Louis.

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Louise²

[ loo-eez ]

/ luˈiz /

noun

an opera (1900) by Gustave Charpentier.

How to use Louise in a sentence

In the book, Louise was definitely older than Adele, whereas now they’re kind of similar ages.
Sarah Pinborough, author of ‘Behind Her Eyes,’ talks about that controversial twist|Thomas Floyd|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
Making Thelma and Louise changed Geena Davis, from the very beginning.
Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? (Ep. 394)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 24, 2019|Freakonomics
Bibi was pregnant, and Louise delivered her baby, a boy named Christian, the same day in the jungle.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Louise and Bibi returned to their home, they found it strewn with ammunition and pockmarked with mortar craters.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Leakeys—Richard, his parents, Louis and Mary, and his wife Maeve and daughter Louise, are an archaeological dynasty.
The Real-Life Raiders of the Lost Ark|Alex Belth|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My partner Brandon and I awake at the crack of dawn for a canoe ride on the milky blue glacial waters of Lake Louise.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thelma and Louise was a buddy movie, and then they had to die in the end.
Frances McDormand on 'Olive Kitteridge,' Dropping LSD, and Her Beef With FX's 'Fargo'|Marlow Stern|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is, all but this house and garden, which I have given to my elder daughter, Theresa Louise.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
According to Louise de Chaulieu, he certainly belied his name.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Every day in her cozy sitting-room Mrs. Worthington talked with her little girls, Bessie and Louise.
The value of a praying mother|Isabel C. Byrum
Rushing back, she almost carried Louise (while the growling continued), and they were soon up the hill.
The value of a praying mother|Isabel C. Byrum
They had scarcely taken their seats when a roar of applause announced the coming of Mademoiselle Louise.
The Double Four|E. Phillips Oppenheim