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Louisville

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

noun

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


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Louisville Cultural  
  1. Largest city in Kentucky.


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

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“This is not evidence that the AI was conscious, malicious or ‘wanted freedom,’” said Roman Yampolskiy, an expert in AI safety and an associate professor at the University of Louisville.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

WSJ: Dr. Bradley, your white paper says all these changes have created a financial crisis for a Power Four school like Louisville, which is in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The five-save match came in a 4-3 win over Louisville City at Miami FC's Pitbull Stadium, a 20,000-capacity venue which had just 713 fans in attendance that evening.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

I boxed in the Louisville Police Athletic league when I was nine.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

Newspapers in Boston and Louisville ran longer accounts of the Rochester events.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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