1. The largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
   - St. Louis, Gateway to the West
    
2. King of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful Crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270)
   - Louis IX of France, Louis IX, St. Louis

Type of: city, King of France, metropolis, port, saint, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Missouri, MO, Mo., Show Me State [informal]

Encyclopedia: Saint Louis