Louisiana
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- proper noun
- /luːˈiːziˌænə/
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Luisiana
- Where he had come from in Louisiana, he was not allowed inside the public library.
- the state of Louisiana
- Louisiana culture
- Louisiana French
Like growing up in Louisiana, this sounds scary.
- Like growing up in Louisiana, this sounds scary.
- Today's guest is a fellow Louisiana native comedian.
- And with Doug being from Louisiana, people that come from places we come from.
- John Thompson's case and out of Orleans Parish, Louisiana is a good example.
- And we're paying more for energy than our neighbors in Louisiana and Oklahoma and Arkansas.
- So they went down to Louisiana, which was the closest French colony.
- You can't bully the people who grew up in Tennessee or Louisiana into being you.
- And LA is the abbreviation of Louisiana, the state that New Orleans is in.
- He said that two types of people come out of Louisiana, preachers and storytellers.
- That was the epicenter, much the same way that Laplace, Louisiana was in Hurricane Ida last year.
- A lot of people shoot in Georgia, Louisiana, East Coast.
- Used to sell work down Louisiana, across the Pike.
- RIPI mean the sidewalk in Louisiana thing is dangerous.
- Pay homage to the Louisiana legend that is Crystal.
Examples
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But I reached people in Oregon, in Louisiana, and in Pennsylvania, with stories like Val's.
Fiction book (1990) -
So they went down to Louisiana, which was the closest French colony.
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Well, these people in Louisiana are very tough people.
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Clearly, the cultural history of French Louisiana and its people is complex.
Academic text (1999) -
Like growing up in Louisiana, this sounds scary.
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His body was found in a lonely cottage, near the Louisiana bayou he loved.
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You just name the evening and I will have our chefs whip up some fine Louisiana cooking.
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In 1978, Garrison was elected Judge of the Louisiana State Court of Appeal in New Orleans.
Fiction book (1991) -
Of course we can't leave Louisiana without talking about Cajun.
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The vibrant music scene in Louisiana attracts visitors from all over the world.
Synonyms
A state in the southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
A southern state in the United States on the Gulf of Mexico
A nickname for the United States state of Louisiana because the brown pelican is its state bird
Compounds
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An 1803 purchase of a large area of land from France that doubled the size of the United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Louisiana comes from the French name La Louisiane, which means 'Land of Louis' and was named in honor of the French king Louis XIV by early explorers. That's why the state still shows strong French influence in its language, food, music, and festivals.