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| a port in N Kentucky, on the Ohio River: Kentucky Derby. 298,451. |
[loo-ee-vil-yuhn] , noun | Lou·is·ville (lōō'ē-vĭl', -ə-vəl) A city of north-central Kentucky on the Ohio River west of Lexington. On the site of a fort built by George Rogers Clark in 1778, it is a port of entry and a major industrial, financial, and marketing center. Population: 554,000. |
Largest city in Kentucky.
Note: The Kentucky Derby, a famous horse race, is held there every spring.
