Saint-Louis

[ French san-lwee ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the former capital of Senegal, at the mouth of the Senegal River.

Saint Louis

¹

/ ˈlʊɪs /

noun

1. a port in E Missouri, on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri: the largest city in the state; university; major industrial centre. Pop: 332 223 (2003 est)

Saint-Louis

²

/ sɛ̃lwi /

noun

1. a port in NW Senegal, on an island at the mouth of the Senegal River: the first French settlement in W Africa (1689); capital of Senegal until 1958. Pop: 183 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

One of them was a geography undergraduate who died in clashes with police on a university campus in the northern city of Saint-Louis.

From BBC

A student died in clashes with police on Friday in the northern city of Saint-Louis, an opposition leader and a local hospital source said.

From BBC

The death of the student in Saint-Louis was reported by Khalifa Sall in a post on social media.

From BBC

Authorities in Saint-Louis admitted to AP that bodies are sometimes buried on the beach.

From Seattle Times

The prosecutor in Saint-Louis wouldn’t respond to AP’s questions about approval of burials or say whether investigations were opened into the deaths.

From Seattle Times