Louisiana
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The name of Louisiana, the state in the USA, is pronounced 'loo-ease-i-ANN-uh' (IPA: /luË ËŒiËz ɪ ˈæ nÉ™/).
- Louisiana is named after King Louis XIV, who was on the French throne when the area was first being colonized by Europeans. The name remained when the USA, under President Thomas Jefferson, acquired the territory from France, under the Emperor Napoleon, under the Louisiana Purchase, of 1803, for $15 million.
- The pronunciation of two place-names in the USA other than Louisiana which are derived from the forename Louis may give trouble to speakers of British English: you may also want to see AWE's notes on Louisville and Saint Louis.
