saint louis
/ˌseɪnt ˈlu.ɪs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A city in eastern Missouri, United States, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and formerly important in the westward expansion of the United States.
name
A river in northeastern Minnesota, United States.
name
Alternative form of Saint-Louis (“any of various places in French-speaking areas including France, Canada, Guadeloupe, New Caledonia, Réunion, and Senegal”).
Example Sentences
Etymology
From French Saint-Louis, usually after King Louis IX of France (sometimes with oblique reference to later French kings named Louis). Sometimes after other places named for him. In the case of the Alsace commune, originally from German Sankt Ludwig bei Basel. In the case of the Minnesota river, thought to reference its French discoverer's recent Cross of Saint Louis, named for the French king. Doublet of São Luís.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Saint-Louis, Sankt Ludwig bei Basel
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌseɪnt ˈlu.ɪs/
- British English: /ˌsɪnt ˈluː.ɪs/