noun
1. the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
• Syn: ↑St. Louis, ↑Gateway to the West
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port
• Part Holonyms: ↑Missouri, ↑Show Me State, ↑MO
2. king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of France, ↑saint
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\\-ˈlüə̇s sometimes -ˈlüē or -ˈlüi\ adjectiveUsage: usually capitalized S&L
Etymology: from St. Louis, Mo.
: of or from the city of St. Louis, Mo. : of the kind or style prevalent in St. Louis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.