Saint-Louis

[ French san-lwee ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the former capital of Senegal, at the mouth of the Senegal River.

Saint Louis

¹

/ ˈlʊɪs /

noun

1. a port in E Missouri, on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri: the largest city in the state; university; major industrial centre. Pop: 332 223 (2003 est)

Saint-Louis

²

/ sɛ̃lwi /

noun

1. a port in NW Senegal, on an island at the mouth of the Senegal River: the first French settlement in W Africa (1689); capital of Senegal until 1958. Pop: 183 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Tensions are rising in Saint Louis, Mo., as race relations heat up.

From The Daily Beast

Saint Louis City police also spent $325,000 upgrading helmets, sticks and other civil disobedience equipment.

From The Daily Beast

She died, in 1822, in a comfortable lodging on rue Saint-Louis at Marais.

From Project Gutenberg

Truth is, this drink-crazed madman was a hoodlum gunman from Chicago or Saint Louis, that had lost his nerve.

From Project Gutenberg

I have thinks they were saying little thank prayers for the goodness of Saint Louis.

From Project Gutenberg

Very early on the morning of to-day I did go unto the cathedral, for this is the going-away day of Saint Louis in 1270.

From Project Gutenberg

I know a successful businessman in Saint Louis, an owner of monopolies, on the profits of which he plays at being a Socialist.

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