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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • The largest city of Kentucky, in the north-central part of the state on the Ohio River southwest of Cincinnati. Originally the site of a fort built by George Rogers Clark in 1778, it is now the center of a large metropolitan area and home to the Kentucky Derby.

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  • proper noun A city in Kentucky.

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  • noun the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby

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Examples

  • LOUISVILLE - Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is scheduled to speak at a conference in Louisville in April.

    Cincinnati.Com - All Local News 2010

  • LOUISVILLE - Edgar Sosa had one of the best games of his Louisville career at Providence on Wednesday night, drilling five threes and scoring 25 points in U of L's runaway victory.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2010

  • LOUISVILLE - A husband and wife team have opened a new fitness studio in Louisville, offering rentable space for independent fitness instructors to teach their classes.

    BCBRdaily David Clucas 2010

  • LOUISVILLE - The woman accused of attempting to extort money from University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino is asking a judge to move her trial out of Louisville.

    Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Associated Press 2010

  • LOUISVILLE - GlobeImmune Inc. in Louisville, a bioscience firm developing novel therapies for patients with cancer and infectious diseases, has secured $17.5 million through a round of preferred stock financing.

    BCBRdaily Business Report Staff 2010

  • LOUISVILLE - Edgar Sosa's three-pointer with 2.3 seconds left gave Louisville a 74-71 victory over Kentucky on Sunday to decide one of the best games in this always-intense in-state rivalry.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

  • LOUISVILLE - Louisville fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe after finishing the year at 4-8, the school's worst season in more than a decade.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • LOUISVILLE - Samardo Samuels had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead surging Louisville past Radford 79-53 on Sunday.

    Newsvine - Get Smarter Here 2009

  • LOUISVILLE, [date of release] - If You Could Say It In Words, a film written and directed by Louisville native Nicholas Gray, will have its world premiere on October 8 at 9: 00 p.m. on the opening night of the Derby City Film Festival at the Louisville Memorial Auditorium.

    Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums 2009

  • LOUISVILLE - Edgar Sosa's three-pointer with 2.3 seconds left gave Louisville a 74-71 victory over Kentucky on Sunday to decide one of the best games in this always-intense in-state rivalry.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2009

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