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louis

1

[ loo-ee; French lwee ]

noun

plural louis


Louis

2

[ loo-is loo-ee ]

noun

  1. Joe Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
  2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”

Louis

1

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. LouisJoe19141981MUSSPORT AND GAMES: boxer Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914–81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937–49)
“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

louis

2

/ ˈluːɪ; lwi /

noun

  1. short for louis d'or
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of louis1

First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences

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She was then criticised for her part in Jeff Bezos's all-female Blue Origin space flight, during which she sung Louis Armstrong's a Wonderful World to her fellow passengers, and held up the setlist for her new tour to an in-flight camera.

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County Superior Court Judge Louis Meisinger will be leading the allocation process to decide how much of the $4-billion pie each victim receives.

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The UFL announced the punishment on Tuesday, three days after Samson Nacua’s altercation with a spectator who was leaning down from the stands after Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Battlehawks at The Dome at America’s Center in Missouri.

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“I don’t know if there’s a strategy, but there is an outlook,” said Peter Kastor, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis and author of “The Nation’s Crucible: The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America.”

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But Perry bore the brunt of the ridicule after it emerged she sung Louis Armstrong's a Wonderful World, and held up the setlist for her new tour to an in-flight camera.

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