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Louisville

(lo̵̅o̅′ə vəl, lo̵̅o̅′ē vil)

city in N Ky., on the Ohio River: pop. 256,000

Origin: after Louis XVI

See Louisville in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

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