São Luís

proper noun

A municipality, the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative São Luis

  1. A municipality, the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil.

Origin

  1. PortugueseSão Luís
  2. EnglishSão Luís

Borrowed from Portuguese São Luís, from são (“saint”) + Luís (“Louis”).

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APA

São Luís. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S%C3%A3o%20Lu%C3%ADs

MLA

“São Luís.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S%C3%A3o%20Lu%C3%ADs. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “São Luís,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/S%C3%A3o%20Lu%C3%ADs.

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