Louisiana

American  

[loo-ee-zee-an-uh, loo-uh-zee-, loo-ee-] / luˌi ziˈæn ə, ˌlu ə zi-, ˌlu i- /

noun

1. a state in the southern United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Baton Rouge. LA (for use with zip code), La.

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Louisiana British  

/ luːˌiːzɪˈænə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: La.   LA.  a state of the southern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: originally a French colony; bought by the US in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase; chiefly low-lying. Capital: Baton Rouge. Pop: 4 496 334 (2003 est). Area: 116 368 sq km (44 930 sq miles)

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Louisiana Cultural  

1. State in the southeastern United States bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Texas to the west. Its capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Other Word Forms

• Louisianan
  adjective
• Louisianian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Louisiana

My mom’s side is Creole and I spent a lot of time in Louisiana eating that food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

During fieldwork one night in 2006, Chris Austin, a professor and curator of herpetology at the Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science, encountered a snake in New Guinea that he did not recognize.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

In May, Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, and the U.S. ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, attended a business conference in the capital of Nuuk without Dans.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

SpaceX has invested at least $15 billion in the vehicle and will spend at least another $100 billion developing a dedicated spaceport in Louisiana.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The efforts of Louisiana Congressman James Morrison, who wrote the 1951 bill in Joey’s favor, gain new life.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly