San Luis Potosí

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish San Luis Potosí.

Proper noun

San Luis Potosí

  1. A state of Mexico.

Translations

See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in English (layout · text)
States: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · Mexico · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
Autonomous city: Mexico City

Spanish

Etymology

Named after Louis IX of France (in Spanish San Luis Rey de Francia) and Potosí, in reference to the mines of Potosí, in Bolivia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsan ˌlwis potoˈsi/ [ˌsãn ˌlwis po.t̪oˈsi]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Syllabification: San Luis Po‧to‧sí

Proper noun

San Luis Potosí f

  1. San Luis Potosí (a state of Mexico)
    Synonyms: Potosí, (abbreviation) SL
  2. San Luis Potosí (the state capital of San Luis Potosí, Mexico)
    Synonyms: (initialism) SLP, (ellipsis) San Luis

See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in Spanish (layout · text)
Estados: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · México · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
Ciudad autónoma: Ciudad de México

Turkish

Proper noun

San Luis Potosí

  1. San Luis Potosí (a state of Mexico)
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