Saint-Louis
noun
a seaport in and the former capital of Senegal, at the mouth of the Senegal River.
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Saint Louisnouna 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
American
[san -lwee]
/ sɛ̃ˈlwi /
noun
Saint Louis
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British
/ ˈlʊɪs /
noun
Saint-Louis
2
British
/ sɛ̃lwi /
noun
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In 2018, riots broke out in Saint-Louis, Senegal, after a fisher was shot and killed by Mauritanian coast guards, during what the Mauritanians said was a cross-border raid by a fishmeal boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Associate Professor Mamour Touré of Université Gaston Berger in Saint-Louis, Senegal, served as lead author, while Cease was the principal investigator for the USAID-supported project.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026
Representatives of the artisanal fishermen in Saint-Louis say the promise of economic prosperity through the project comes at a great cost.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
The website adds that he had moved to the city to start a literary career, and enjoyed walks around Place des Vosges and Île Saint-Louis.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
Chiefly with a view to giving me greater advantage, the elder Madame de Grieu sought and at length obtained the Priory of Saint-Louis at Rouen, and took me thither with the consent of my mother.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters by Arthur Mee
He transferred to Saint Louis, where he was named Atlantic-10 player of the year as a senior when the Billikens won a school-record 29 wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Saint Louis Billikens trailed by 14 at halftime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
But Dr. Brian Ruyle, an instructor at Washington University in Saint Louis believes this may not be a necessary part of reversing opioid overdoses in the future.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
A Saint Louis University study explored the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on breastfeeding practices in the U.S.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
At last I found a pad on a Saint Louis bank.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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