Louisiana

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

noun

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

Louisiana

/ luːˌiːzɪˈænə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: La.  LA. 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)

Louisiana

1. 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.

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Other Word Forms

• Louisianan adjective
• Louisianian adjective

Example Sentences

Republican lawmaker Clay Higgins of Louisiana was the sole no vote.

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A Palestinian born in Kuwait and raised in Jordan, Marouf first came to the U.S. on a student visa in 1993 to attend college at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

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Would he really abandon Ole Miss on the eve of the College Football Playoff for Florida or Louisiana State, fellow SEC schools and established national powers hunting for head coaches?

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The lone "nay" came from the Republican lawmaker from Louisiana, Clay Higgins, who defied his party saying his vote was a principled "NO".

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Republican Clay Higgins, of Louisiana, was the sole House objector and cited his concern about “innocent people being hurt” with the release of the information.

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