Louisiana
Americannoun
noun
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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.
Other Word Forms
- Louisianan adjective
- Louisianian adjective
Example Sentences
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O’Neill’s departure was followed by the resignation of Dr. Ralph Abraham, a former Louisiana surgeon general who served as the CDC’s principal deputy director for less than three months.
In Tayari Jones’s novel, two childhood friends in 1950s Louisiana take “different tines at the fork in the road.”
On Friday, the Bruins will host No. 18 Iowa, No. 19 Ohio State and No. 25 Maryland, their toughest competition since their last quad meet, where they placed third behind Oklahoma and Louisiana State.
From Los Angeles Times
This famous phrase became shorthand for United States expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific that began with the Louisiana Purchase back in 1803.
From Literature
In 2025, First Solar commissioned a new Louisiana factory and decided to put one in South Carolina.
From Barron's
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