East St. Louis

Japanese: イースト・セント・ルイス - いーすとせんとるいす
East St. Louis

...Population: 368,000 (1994), metropolitan area population: 2.52 million (1992). Located in the eastern part of the state on the west bank of the Mississippi River, the metropolitan area extends into Illinois on the opposite bank, and has satellite cities such as East St. Louis. Located just downstream from the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, a trading post was established here by French fur traders in 1764, and the city was named after King Louis IX of France.

*Some of the terminology referenced in "East St. Louis" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人口36万8000(1994),大都市域人口252万(1992)。州東部,ミシシッピ川西岸に位置し,大都市域は対岸のイリノイ州へも延び,イースト・セント・ルイスなどの衛星都市群をもつ。ミズーリ川とミシシッピ川本流の合流点のすぐ下流に位置し,1764年にフランスの毛皮商人が取引所を建設,地名はフランス王ルイ9世にちなむ。…

※「イースト・セント・ルイス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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