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.

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Louise ² American  

[loo-eez] / luˈiz /

noun

1. an opera (1900) by Gustave Charpentier.

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Example Sentences

Det Ch Insp Louise Metcalfe, from Essex Police, said it was a "challenging and complex" investigation, noting it was "the first of its kind" after the legislation change.

From BBC

Mr. Konishi’s poignant debut—translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai—combines golden-age charm with the harsh reality of having a loved one with dementia.

From The Wall Street Journal

"By understanding how drugs are taken up into cells, we can understand whether this influences why cancer drugs work for some people and not for others. Eventually, we hope to be able study the molecular signature of a patient's tumor to help to tailor therapeutic approaches in a more personalized way," says Dr. Louise Fets, senior author and Head of the LMS' Drug Transport and Tumour metabolism Group.

From Science Daily

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

Louise Skelly is a sheep farmer in County Down.

From BBC