Louisville
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- proper noun
- /ˈluːɪvɪl/
- The Kentucky Derby takes place annually in Louisville, attracting spectators from around the world.
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Louisville, KY
- University of Louisville
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- It's Ryan from up here in Louisville, KY What's up, Ryan?
- We're going to be in Louisville and and Nashville next couple nights.
- So it was in the heart of downtown Louisville.
- What the next thing I was going to mention, which is on Thursday behind Thursday, Brain candy will be performing in Louisville, KY.
- And he had this dream that he shared with them that he was jogging around the streets of Louisville, KY and everyone had come out to wave to him.
- It means more to them and that is why Louisville is covering this game.
- Talking Cleveland, Louisville, KY, Napa town, Detroit, Chicago.
Examples
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The Texas Roadhouse company headquarters is based in Louisville, KY.
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After a national search, the university says it has chosen Susan Duncan of Louisville, Kentucky, for the top post.
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We are down in Louisville, and it was a huge music festival.
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Then we can go back to Louisville to her parents' house.
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I'll check in with the Louisville office again next month.
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Saturday is opening day for the new season of Louisville youth league baseball.
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"On the train up, I sat next to a guy from Louisville," he finally said.
Fiction book (2002) -
I held his photograph in front of me during the drive to the Louisville airport.
Fiction book (2002) -
Taylor and the University of Louisville are national champions!
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Yeah, We're flying up from Louisville to Philly the night of the show.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Louisville = Louis (semi-transparent) = Louis + ville
The place name is analyzable as 'Louis' + '-ville' (town), but '-ville' is a borrowal and many learners may not know the suffix or find a proper-name compound informative.
Etymology
Louisville comes from the name Louis and the French word ville, which means 'town'. It was named for a French king, so the name means 'Louis's town' and is used as the name of the city in Kentucky.