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Louisville

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Lou·is·ville  (l-vl, --vl)
A city of north-central Kentucky on the Ohio River west of Lexington. On the site of a fort built by George Rogers Clark in 1778, it is a port of entry and a major industrial, financial, and marketing center. Population: 554,000.
Louisville [ˈluːɪˌvɪl]
n
(Placename) a port in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River: site of the annual Kentucky Derby; university (1837). Pop.: 256 231 (2000)
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Noun1.LouisvilleLouisville - the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs - a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby
Bluegrass State, Kentucky, KY - a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses


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They went to Louisville and lived there for some time.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context
LEAVING Cincinnati at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, we embarked for Louisville in the Pike steamboat, which, carrying the mails, was a packet of a much better class than that in which we had come from Pittsburg.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
It was a bright, tranquil evening when the boat stopped at the wharf at Louisville.
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