Meanings
proper noun
- A state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. Capital: Baton Rouge. Largest city: New Orleans.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by the new year.
2024 November 12, Lauren Mascarenhas and Isabel Rosales, “Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2024 - A vast territory in central North America:
- historicalAn administrative district of New France. (1682–1769; 1801–1803)
- historicalA governorate of New Spain. (1769–1801)
- historicalA former territory of the United States. (1805–1812)
- A city in Pike County, Missouri, named for the founder's daughter, Louisiana Bayse.
- A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas.
- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and especially its athletic program, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
- A female given name.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- FrenchLouisiane
- EnglishLouisiana
Borrowed from French Louisiane, named for King Louis XIV of France.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Louisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
Arabic لُوِيزِيَانَا
- لُوِيزِيَانَا (luwīziyānā)American state
Bengali লুইজিয়ানা
- লুইজিয়ানা (luijiẏana)American state
Bulgarian Луизиа́на
- Луизиа́на (Luiziána)American state
Catalan Luisiana, Louisiana
- LuisianaAmerican state
- LouisianaAmerican state
Chinese Mandarin 路易斯安那
- 路易斯安那 (Lùyìsī'ānnà)American state
Czech Louisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
Danish Louisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
Dutch Louisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
Esperanto Luiziano
- LuizianoAmerican state
Finnish Louisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
French Louisiane
- LouisianeAmerican state
German Louisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
Greek Λουιζιάνα
- Λουιζιάνα (Louiziána)American state
Hawaiian Luikiana
- LuikianaAmerican state
Hindi लुईज़ियाना, लूसियाना
- लुईज़ियाना (luīziyānā)American state
- लूसियाना (lūsiyānā)American state
Hungarian Louisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
Italian Louisiana, Luisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
- LuisianaAmerican state
- LuigianaAmerican state
Japanese ルイジアナ, ルイジアナ州
- ルイジアナ (Ruijiana)American state
- ルイジアナ州 (Ruijiana-shū)American state
Korean 루이지애나, 루이지아나
- 루이지애나 (Ru'ijiaena)American state
- 루이지아나 (Ru'ijiana)American state
Latin Lūdovīciāna, Lūdovīcia
- LūdovīciānaAmerican state
- LūdovīciaAmerican state
Latvian Luiziāna
- LuiziānaAmerican state
Lithuanian Luiziana
- LuizianaAmerican state
Persian لوئیزیانا
- لوئیزیانا (lu'izyânâ)American state
Polish Luizjana
- LuizjanaAmerican state
Portuguese Luisiana, Louisiana
- LuisianaAmerican state
- LouisianaAmerican state
Russian Луизиа́на
- Луизиа́на (Luiziána)American state
Spanish Luisiana
- LuisianaAmerican state
Swedish Louisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
Thai ลุยเซียนา
- ลุยเซียนา (lui-siia-nâa)American state
Turkish Louisiana
- LouisianaAmerican state
Ukrainian Луїзіа́на
- Луїзіа́на (Lujiziána)American state
Yiddish לויִזיאַנאַ
- לויִזיאַנאַ (luizyana)American state
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Louisiana
IndianaannaghanaDianasavannahanaHannahHavanajoannasavannananaSusannaSusquehannaFermanaghBriannacannacabanabandanamannakatakanahiraganahosannapollyannagoanna
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Louisiana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Louisiana
MLA
“Louisiana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Louisiana. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Louisiana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Louisiana.
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