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Louisiana Pronunciation
Louisiana is pronounced loo-ee-zee-A-nuh, IPA /luˌiziˈænə/.
loo-ee-zee-A-nuh
US /luˌiziˈænə/
Syllables: loo · ee · zee · A · nuh (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
proper noun: A state on the Gulf coast of the United States, with New Orleans as its largest city.
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Louisiana in a Sentence
- Louisiana was sold to the United States in 1803.
- Louisiana still uses a legal code based on French law.
- We crossed Louisiana in a single day.
Common Mispronunciations of Louisiana
Not LOO-zee-a-nuh
Five beats, and the peak is the fourth: loo-ee-zee-A-nuh.
Not loo-ee-see-AH-nuh
The s buzzes into a z, and the stressed vowel is the flat a of can.
Tip: Many speakers in the state itself say loo-zee-A-nuh, with four beats.
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