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louises

louises is the plural of louis.

Meaning of louis

Noun

louis (plural louis or louises)

  1. (historical) Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.
  2. (historical) The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.
  3. (historical, informal) The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.

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Noun capitalized: Louises

Louises

  1. (plural) plural of Louis
  2. (plural) plural of Louise

Questions about louises

What is louises the plural of?
Louises is the plural of louis.
What part of speech is louises?
Louises is a noun.

Words near louises in the dictionary

  1. Louisa County
  2. Louisa Creek
  3. Louisbourg
  4. Louisburg
  5. Louise
  6. louises
  7. Louisiade
  8. Louisiana
  9. Louisiana black bear
  10. Louisiana black bears
  11. Louisiana Creole

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