Louisiana

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Louisiane, named for King Louis XIV of France. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /luːˌiːziˈænə/, /ləˌwiːziˈænə/ (Southern US) IPA(key): /ˌluːziˈænə/ Rhymes: -ænə === Proper noun === Louisiana A state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. Capital: Baton Rouge. Largest city: New Orleans. (historical) A vast territory in central North America: An administrative district of New France. (1682–1769; 1801–1803) A governorate of New Spain. (1769–1801) A 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 路易斯安那 (Lùyìsī'ānnà) ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Louisiana, itself a borrowing from French Louisiane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlou̯ɪsɪjana] === Proper noun === Louisiana f (relational adjective louisianský, demonym Louisiaňan, female demonym Louisiaňanka) Louisiana (a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States) ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Louisiana, itself a borrowing from French Louisiane. === Proper noun === Louisiana (genitive Louisianas) Louisiana (a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States) == Finnish == === Etymology === From English Louisiana, itself a borrowing from French Louisiane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlui̯siɑ(ː)nɑ/, [ˈlui̯s̠iˌɑ̝(ː)nɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑnɑ Syllabification(key): Loui‧sia‧na Hyphenation(key): Loui‧sia‧na === Proper noun === Louisiana Louisiana (a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States) ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Proper noun === Louisiana f alternative spelling of Luisiana: Louisiana (a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States) == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Louisiana, itself a borrowing from French Louisiane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /luiziaːna/, [ˈluiziaːna] Rhymes: -aːna === Proper noun === Louisiana f (demonym Louisiančan, female demonym Louisiančanka) Louisiana (a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Louisiana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026