St. Louis

American  

[seynt loo-is] / ˌseɪnt ˈlu ɪs /

noun

1. a port in E Missouri, on the Mississippi.

2. a river in NE Minnesota, flowing generally S to Lake Superior at Duluth. 160 miles (257 km) long.

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St. Louis Cultural  

1. The largest city in Missouri.

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Known as the “Gateway to the West” because of its importance as a staging area for wagon trains in the nineteenth century. The Gateway Arch, made of steel and several hundred feet high, stands in St. Louis in commemoration of this fact.

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Over the next century, more than 20 such disturbances broke out across the U.S.—in Baltimore, Cleveland, St. Louis and elsewhere—as demand for doctors, and cadavers, spiked in the quickly growing nation.

From The Wall Street Journal

A prior office closure in St. Louis contributed to its downtown doom loop spiral.

From The Wall Street Journal

He studied at the University of Kansas and eventually became a drama critic in St. Louis, where he befriended Tennessee Williams.

From The Wall Street Journal

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis calls that explanation into question.

From Science Daily

Because while they’re one of the league’s top scoring teams, only the St. Louis Blues have allowed more goals than the Ducks, who have a minus 2 goal differential.

From Los Angeles Times