Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States.
He was a wiry youth from Opelousas.
2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 55
Origin
Named after the Appalousa people.
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APA
Opelousas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Opelousas
MLA
“Opelousas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Opelousas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Opelousas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Opelousas.
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