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LOUISVILLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Meronyms (parts of "Louisville"):
Churchill Downs (a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby)
Holonyms ("Louisville" is a part of...):
Bluegrass State; Ken.; Kentucky; KY (a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses)