Definition of St. louis

1. Noun. The largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century.

Exact synonyms: Gateway To The West, Saint Louis
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Missouri, Mo, Show Me State

2. Noun. King of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270).
Exact synonyms: Louis Ix, Saint Louis
Generic synonyms: King Of France, Saint

Definition of St. louis

1. Proper noun. A city on the eastern border of the US state of Missouri ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Louis

St. John's
St. John Chrysostom
St. John River
St. John the Apostle
St. John the Baptist
St. Johns
St. Johns River
St. Joseph
St. Jude
St. Kitts
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Leo I
St. Louis
St. Lucia
St. Luke
St. Luke's summer
St. Maarten
St. Mark
St. Martin
St. Mary Magdalen
St. Mary Magdalene
St. Mary of Bethlehem
St. Matthew
St. Matthew the Apostle
St. Nicholas
St. Nick
St. Olaf

Literary usage of St. louis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"At Poissy, st. louis was baptized. The Dominican priory, founded at Poissy in 1304, was celebrated. The chief pilgrimages of the diocese are: ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Extensive stock-yards are established in the northern part of the city, and also in East st. louis, where they are known as the national stock-yards, ..."

3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"Bankers M 97:621-6 N 48 Banks First national bank in St Louis. U Bankers M 99:236-41 Ag 49 Important bank merger in St Louis. ..."

4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"Said franchises and property being a trust fund, and the st. louis and Keokuk ... st. louis, H. & KR Go. 22 Fed. Rep. 36, 24 Fed. Rep. 148; Taylor v. ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, LEXIS Law Publishing (1901)
"The st. louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company is, ... T of more than a majority of the stock of said st. louis, Iron Mountain and Southern ..."

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