Louisville

[ loo-ee-vil, -uh-vuhl ]

/ ˈlu iˌvɪl, -ə vəl /

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noun

a port in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River: Kentucky Derby.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Louisville

Lou·is·vill·ian

[loo-ee-vil-yuhn], /ˌlu iˈvɪl yən/, noun

Words nearby Louisville

Louis Treize, Louis V, Louis VI, Louis VII, Louis VIII, Louisville, Louis XI, Louis XII, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV

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How to use Louisville in a sentence

Memorial services for Bartman were being planned for this summer in Reston and Louisville.
Clinical psychologist, former teacher Roger Bartman dies at 77|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|February 12, 2021|Washington Blade
Jackson, who played college football at Louisville, has supported the charity for several years.
Bills fans have donated more than $400,000 to Lamar Jackson’s favorite charity since Ravens game|Cindy Boren|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
James and Barbara Hightower grew up together in Warren, Ohio, built a life together through military travels and settled in Louisville together as a churchgoing, community-fabric couple.
Tallying up a year of loss: A lot of pounds, too many loved ones, countless connections|Jerry Brewer|December 27, 2020|Washington Post
Officials at the nursing home and at the Signature Healthcare headquarters in Louisville did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
In a relentless pandemic, nursing-home workers are worn down and stressed out|Will Englund|December 3, 2020|Washington Post

Louisville willing to travel, if you have an opening for 25th.
How These WNBA Prospects Can Improve Their Draft Stock|Howard Megdal|November 24, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
She takes a golf club, the country club equivalent of a Louisville slugger, and attacks his car.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Tay-Tay Scorned|Sujay Kumar|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Former Louisville mayor and new White House aide Jerry Abramson could be the man who brings Obama and Mitch McConnell together.
The McConnell Friend Obama Just Hired|Jonathan Miller|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Louisville and Baltimore, the horse had dashed to the front of the field, setting the pace.
Why California Chrome’s Fairy Tale Didn’t End Happily Ever After|Michael Fensom|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2011, a group from the University of Louisville reported on a new strategy for therapy.
Electric Stimulation and Rigorous Physical Therapy Show Promise for Paralysis Patients|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Louisville: Westiminster John Knox Press, 2001 Westermann, Claus.
The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God|Tim Townsend|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had just left the wharf at Cincinnati for Louisville, with 225 passengers on board, of whom but 124 were saved.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He was instructed to cross the river somewhere east of Louisville and to rejoin the column on its line of march through Indiana.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
She referred to other tracks at Lexington and Louisville as though they were, of course, something that everybody knew about.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
I've been in Louisville fixing this thing up and they won't have as much fun as they thought.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
I spoke of going to Louisville, to see if I could not get pay for it.
Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel|Frank G. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for Louisville

Louisville

/ (ˈluːɪˌvɪl) /

noun

a port in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River: site of the annual Kentucky Derby; university (1837). Pop: 248 762 (2003 est)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Louisville

Louisville

[ (looh-ee-vil, looh-uh-vuhl) ]

Largest city in Kentucky.

notes for Louisville

The Kentucky Derby, a famous horse race, is held there every spring.