Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun st._louis
2 senses of st. louis
Sense 1
Saint Louis, St. Louis, Gateway to the West -- (the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century)
INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Sense 2
Louis IX, Saint Louis, St. Louis -- (king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270))
INSTANCE OF=> King of France -- (the sovereign ruler of France)
INSTANCE OF=> saint -- (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)