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louis
1[ loo-ee; French lwee ]
Louis
2[ loo-is loo-ee ]
noun
- Joe Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
- a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”
Louis
1/ ˈːɪ /
noun
- LouisJoe19141981MUSSPORT AND GAMES: boxer Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914–81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937–49)
louis
2/ ˈluːɪ; lwi /
noun
- short for louis d'or
Word History and Origins
Origin of louis1
Example Sentences
Louis and part of the team of eye specialists that worked on Pham.
Following a trial at the Old Bailey brothers Louis Ahearne, 36, and Stewart Ahearne, 46, along with Daniel Kelly, 46, were each found guilty of conspiracy to murder.
Earlier, Louis Ahearne was sentenced to 33 years, his older brother Stewart Ahearne for 30 years and Kelly for 36 years plus an extra five years on licence.
Louis Ahearne told jurors he believed he was there to commit a burglary or robbery of a drug dealer's house.
In mitigation, Louis Ahearne's lawyer Avirup Chaudhuri refered to letters from prison staff who describe him as a "model prisoner".
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