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Shreve·port

(shrēv′pôrt′)

A city of northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border. Founded in the 1830s, it grew rapidly after the discovery of oil in the region (1906).

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Shreveport

(ˈʃriːvˌpɔːt)

(Placename) a city in NW Louisiana, on the Red River: centre of an oil and natural-gas region. Pop: 198 364 (2003 est)

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Shreve•port

(ˈʃrivˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt)

n.

a city in NW Louisiana, on the Red River. 218,010.

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Shreveport - a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border

Louisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

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