Dictionary
Lou•is
Pronunciation: (lOO'is or, for 2, lOO'ē), [key]—
n.
1. Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow), 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”
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