Louisiana

[ loo-ee-zee-an-uh, loo-uh-zee-, loo-ee- ]

/ luˌi ziˈæn ə, ˌlu ə zi-, ˌlu i- /

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noun

a state in the southern United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Capital: Baton Rouge. Abbreviations: LA (for use with zip code), La.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Louisiana

Lou·i·si·an·an, Lou·i·si·an·i·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Louisiana

Louisburg, louis d'or, Louise, Louis heel, Louis I, Louisiana, Louisiana French, Louisiana heron, Louisiana Purchase, Louisiana tanager, Louis II

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How to use Louisiana in a sentence

In Louisiana, people with chronic conditions have to be at least 55 years old to be eligible for a coronavirus shot.
Vaccine lotteries and personal appeals: The medically vulnerable find their priority status slipping away|Lena H. Sun, Isaac Stanley-Becker|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Popeyes had long been an also-ran in the war for fast food supremacy, coasting on the appeal of its Louisiana-inspired offerings and a menu largely centered around chicken and shrimp.
McDonald’s finally enters the chicken sandwich wars|Jordan Lebeau|February 21, 2021|Quartz
The neighboring grid in Louisiana, which follows a traditional, vertically-integrated, regulated design, also experienced blackouts.
Is this the end of Texas’s Wild West electricity market?|Tim McDonnell|February 20, 2021|Quartz
The road trip was seamless until we crossed over the Mississippi state line into Louisiana.
Was a three-week trip to New Orleans for work or vacation? Both.|Andrea Sachs|February 19, 2021|Washington Post

The US braces for more storms… Another round of snow and sleet is expected to hit the southern US on Wednesday, as people in Texas, Louisiana, and the Carolinas struggle without power, heat and water.
Severe US weather, GameStop hearing, Pokémon jeans|Jackie Bischof|February 18, 2021|Quartz
His books include Render unto Rome and a novel about Louisiana politics, Last of the Red Hot Poppas.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Jason Berry received a 1992 Alicia Patterson Fellowship for his coverage of demagogues in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 1989, a newly registered Republican in Louisiana named David Duke won his only election by a fluke.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He was part of an extreme, racialized white faction in the Louisiana state house that was clearly dead-set against honoring King.
Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking|Tina Traster|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
In the yard, which was kept scrupulously neat, were flowers and plants of every description which flourishes in South Louisiana.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
In Louisiana the tobacco plant flourishes well and grows as well and as luxuriantly as sugar cane.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
In color Louisiana tobacco is very dark, entirely different from any other variety grown in the Mississippi valley.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The Perique and Louisiana tobacco are the principal varieties cultivated, and attain nearly the size of Connecticut seed leaf.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for Louisiana

Louisiana

/ (luːˌiːzɪˈænə) /

noun

a state of the southern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: originally a French colony; bought by the US in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase; chiefly low-lying. Capital: Baton Rouge. Pop: 4 496 334 (2003 est). Area: 116 368 sq km (44 930 sq miles)Abbreviation: La, (with zip code) LA

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Cultural definitions for Louisiana

Louisiana

State in the southeastern United States bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Texas to the west. Its capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.

notes for Louisiana

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.