St. Louis

English

Etymology

The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Louis IX (1214 - 1270).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseɪnt ˈluː.ɪs/
  • Hyphenation: St. Lou‧is
  • Rhymes: -uːɪs
  • Homophones: St. Lewis, Saint Louis

Proper noun

St. Louis

  1. Alternative spelling of Saint Louis.
    • 2019 March 3, Dakin Andone, “Fractured after vote against LGBT clergy, weddings, United Methodists face possible split”, in CNN‎[1]:
      After years of debate, hundreds of United Methodists from all over the world gathered in St. Louis last week to settle the denomination’s stance on LGBT clergy and same-sex weddings.
  2. A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1896]

Derived terms

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