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Lou·is·ville
(lo͞o′ē-vĭl′, -ə-vəl) The largest city of Kentucky, in the north-central part of the state on the Ohio River southwest of Cincinnati. Originally the site of a fort built by George Rogers Clark in 1778, it is now the center of a large metropolitan area and home to the Kentucky Derby.
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Louisville
(ˈluːɪˌvɪl)n
(Placename) a port in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River: site of the annual Kentucky Derby; university (1837). Pop: 248 762 (2003 est)
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Lou•is•ville
(ˈlu iˌvɪl, -ə vəl)n.
a port in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River: Kentucky Derby. 260,689.
Lou`is•vill′ian, n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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