Meanings
proper noun
- A city in Bossier Parish in the northwestern region of Louisiana in the United States.
Origin
Named in honor of Pierre Evariste John Baptiste Bossier, a former Creole general who became a cotton planter in Bossier Parish.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Bossier City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bossier%20City
MLA
“Bossier City.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bossier%20City. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bossier City,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bossier%20City.
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