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Louis

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Lou·is  (ls), Joe Originally Joseph Louis Barrow. Known as "the Brown Bomber." 1914-1981.
American prizefighter who held the heavyweight title for nearly 12 years (1937-1949), successfully defending it for a record 25 times.
louis [ˈluːɪ (French) lwi]
n pl louis [ˈluːɪz (French) lwi]
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) short for louis d'or
Louis [ˈluːɪs]
n
(Biographies / Louis, Joe (1914-1981) M, US, SPORT AND GAMES: boxer) Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914-81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937-49)
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Noun1.LouisLouis - United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
Joe Louis, Joseph Louis Barrow
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Louis [ˈluːɪ] N → Luis


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For these reasons Louis the Twelfth, King of France, quickly occupied Milan, and as quickly lost it; and to turn him out the first time it only needed Lodovico's own forces; because those who had opened the gates to him, finding themselves deceived in their hopes of future benefit, would not endure the ill-treatment of the new prince.
The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context
de Treville was admitted into the household of the young prince where he made such good use of his sword, and was so faithful to his motto, that Louis XIII, one of the good blades of his kingdom, was accustomed to say that if he had a friend who was about to fight, he would advise him to choose as a second, himself first, and Treville next--or even, perhaps, before himself.
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{Dauphine = Crown Princess; Duchesse d'Angouleme = Marie Therese Charlotte (1778-1851), the Dauphine, daughter of King Louis XVI and wife of Louis Antoine of Artois, Duke of Angouleme, eldest son of King Charles X--she lost her chance to become queen when her father-in- law abdicated the French throne in 1830--Napoleon said of her that she was "the only man in her family"}
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