Meanings
proper noun
- A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.First known use 1896
- alternativeAlternative spelling of Saint Louis and/or Saint-Louis.
After years of debate, hundreds of United Methodists from all over the world gathered in St. Louis last week to settle the denomination’s stance on LGBT clergy and same-sex weddings.
2019 March 3, Dakin Andone, “Fractured after vote against LGBT clergy, weddings, United Methodists face possible split”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2023
Origin
The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Louis IX (1214 - 1270).
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Cite this entry
APA
St. Louis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St.%20Louis
MLA
“St. Louis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St.%20Louis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “St. Louis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St.%20Louis.
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