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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.


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Like others at the market, Louise admitted feeling "anxious" about the winter, despite having saved some money with her supplier.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Louis and Louise Cahen d’Anvers were Jews who had settled in Paris in the mid-19th century and become part of the cosmopolitan financial aristocracy during the glittering decades of the Belle Epoque.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The next edition of Hauser & Wirth Publishers’ ongoing book series will focus on large-scale sculptor, installation artist, painter, print-maker and French icon Louise Bourgeois.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Moving with his wife and favorite model, Louise, to Manhattan’s bohemian East Village in 1948, Baer trained his eye on bustling street scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

And Louise was Upstairs, collecting ribbons and rumors.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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