Louisville

American  

[loo-ee-vil, -uh-vuhl] / ˈlu iˌvɪl, -ə vəl /

noun

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

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Louisville British  

/ ˈluːɪˌvɪl /

noun

1. 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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Louisville Cultural  

1. Largest city in Kentucky.

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

Other Word Forms

• Louisvillian noun

Example Sentences

The idea that such cells could exist was first proposed in 2006 by Mariusz Ratajczak, a professor at the University of Louisville.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Harvard-Westlake 11, Louisville 7: Izzy Whelan drove in three runs in the loss.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

That law has been the basis of more than 80 Justice Department “pattern or practice” investigations into law enforcement agencies for civil-rights violations, including those in Louisville and Minneapolis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The film follows a young man, Yosef, in Louisville, Ky., the city where he, his parents and his sister eventually settled as refugees after fleeing Iraq in 2003.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

One of them was that, after she was free, they were to go back to Louisville and be married from her house--just as if it were five years ago.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald