Saint Louis

Japanese: セント･ルイス（英語表記）Saint Louis

The largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. 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, its 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. Since the early days of settlement, it has developed as a key point for water transportation, and even today it is a hub for highways, railroads, and air routes.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国ミズーリ州の最大都市。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。開拓初期以来，水上交通の要衝として発展，現在もハイウェー，鉄道，航空路の結節点。

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