Louisville

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

/ ˈlu iˌvɪl, -ə vəl /

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

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She takes a golf club, the country club equivalent of a Louisville slugger, and attacks his car.
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In Louisville and Baltimore, the horse had dashed to the front of the field, setting the pace.
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In 2011, a group from the University of Louisville reported on a new strategy for therapy.
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I have no ill will toward [the University of Kentucky], and pull for them against everybody but the [Louisville Cardinals].
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Indeed, Louisville may be said to be, in some matters, a city of experts.
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No longer could the molder in Albany be indifferent to the fate of his fellow craftsman in Louisville.
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The regiment was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, July 21.
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His removal to Louisville, at this time, is regarded by the friends of the Church in this region as a most auspicious event.
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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)

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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.

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