Saint-Louis

[ French san-lwee ]
/ French sɛ̃ˈlwi /

noun

a seaport in and the former capital of Senegal, at the mouth of the Senegal River.

Definition for st louis (2 of 3)

St. Louis
[ seynt loo-is ]
/ ˌseɪnt ˈlu ɪs /

noun

a port in E Missouri, on the Mississippi.
a river in NE Minnesota, flowing generally S to Lake Superior at Duluth. 160 miles (257 km) long.

Definition for st louis (3 of 3)

Louis IX

noun

Saint,1214?–70, king of France 1226–70.

British Dictionary definitions for st louis (1 of 2)

Louis IX

noun

known as Saint Louis. 1214–70, king of France (1226–70): led the Sixth Crusade (1248–54) and was held to ransom (1250); died at Tunis while on another crusade

British Dictionary definitions for st louis (2 of 2)

Saint-Louis
/ (French sɛ̃lwi) /

noun usually abbreviated to: St-Louis

a port in NW Senegal, on an island at the mouth of the Senegal River: the first French settlement in W Africa (1689); capital of Senegal until 1958. Pop: 183 000 (2005 est)

Cultural definitions for st louis

St. Louis
[ (saynt looh-uhs) ]

The largest city in Missouri.

notes for St. Louis

Known as the “Gateway to the West” because of its importance as a staging area for wagon trains in the nineteenth century. The Gateway Arch, made of steel and several hundred feet high, stands in St. Louis in commemoration of this fact.