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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

louisiano

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lwisiˈano

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Louisianian/luˌiːziˈæn.i.ən/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El músico louisiano tocó un repertorio de jazz tradicional."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A native or resident of the state of Louisiana.

    "As a proud Louisianian, she introduced her friends to authentic gumbo and jazz music."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characteristic of Louisiana or its people.

    "The museum featured a retrospective of traditional Louisianian art and architecture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Louisiana, named in honor of King Louis XIV of France, combined with the English suffix -an/-ian denoting origin or residency. The term emerged in the late 18th to early 19th century following the Louisiana Purchase as a demonym for inhabitants of the region.

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