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Louisville
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English
Etymology
From en Louis -ville, en King Louis XVI = 1 of France.
Pronunciation
en /ˈluːivɪl/ /ˈluːəvəl/
en Loouhvull.ogg Louisville, KY area
en Looeevil.ogg US outside Louisville, KY area
Proper noun
en town co/Barbour County s/Alabama.
en city/county seat co/Jefferson County s/Georgia c/USA.
en village/county seat co/Clay County s/Illinois.
en city/county seat co/Jefferson County s/Kentucky. TopoZone: Louisville, Kentucky
en Connor N. Smith;Mason Brighton Louisville drops sanctuary city status after DOJ pressure w:Spectrum News https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2025/07/22/louisville-removed-sanctuary-city 2025-07-22 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on May 29 that Louisville was one of more than 600 municipalities across the U.S. accused of obstructing immigration enforcement. The federal government called these locations “sanctuary jurisdictions,” alleging they were undermining the rule of law. Four Kentucky counties also made the list: Campbell, Franklin, Jefferson and Scott. https://web.archive.org/web/20250820021038/https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2025/07/22/louisville-removed-sanctuary-city
en city/county seat co/Winston County s/Mississippi.
Derived terms
en Louisvillian
Translations
city
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 路易斯維爾 Lùyìsīwéi'ěr
French: fr Louisville
Korean: ko 루이빌 Ru'ibil
Russian: ru Лу́исвилл m
References
French
Pronunciation
Loui.vil
Proper noun
fr place c/United States Louisville