Meanings
alternative St Louis · alternative St. Louis
- A city in eastern Missouri, United States, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and formerly important in the westward expansion of the United States.
...that Saint Louis smarty that thinks he dresses so fine...
1876, “Mark Twain”, in Tom Sawyer, page 156Synonyms: Gateway to the West, Mound City, Rome of the West
- A river in northeastern Minnesota, United States.
- alternativeAlternative form of Saint-Louis (“any of various places in French-speaking areas including France, Canada, Guadeloupe, New Caledonia, Réunion, and Senegal”).
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city in eastern Missouri, United States, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and formerly important in the westward expansion of the United States.
Origin
- GermanSankt Ludwig bei Basel
- FrenchSaint-Louis
- EnglishSaint Louis
From French Saint-Louis, usually after King Louis IX of France (sometimes with oblique reference to later French kings named Louis). Sometimes after other places named for him. In the case of the Alsace commune, originally from German Sankt Ludwig bei Basel. In the case of the Minnesota river, thought to reference its French discoverer's recent Cross of Saint Louis, named for the French king. Doublet of São Luís.
More words from French, German
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Bulgarian Сейнт Лу́ис
- Сейнт Лу́ис (Sejnt Lúis)city in Missourian
Polish Saint Louis
- Saint Louiscity in Missourian
Russian Сент-Лу́ис
- Сент-Лу́ис (Sent-Lúis)city in Missourian
Cite this entry
Saint Louis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Louis
“Saint Louis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Louis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saint Louis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint%20Louis.
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