Baton Rouge

English

Aerial view of Baton Rouge waterfront along the Muddy Mississippi

Flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Etymology

From the French bâton rouge ("red stick"); so named because of a red painted pole placed on its original site by Native Americans.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbætən ˈɹuːʒ/, [̩bʰæ.ʔn̩ ˈɹuːʒ]

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Proper noun

Baton Rouge

1. The capital city of the state of Louisiana in the United States and the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish.

Derived terms

• East Baton Rouge Parish
• West Baton Rouge Parish

Translations

city

• Antillean Creole: Batonwouj m
• Arabic: باتون روج (bātūn rūj)
• Dutch: Baton Rouge n
• French: Baton Rouge (fr) m, Bâton-Rouge m (less common), Bâton Rouge m (less common)
• German: Baton Rouge (de) n
• Greek: Μπατόν Ρουζ (el) n (Batón Rouz)
• Hebrew: באטון רוז'
• Japanese: バトン・ルージュ (Baton Rūju)
• Latin: Rubribaculum n
• Louisiana Creole French: Batonrouj m
• Navajo: Łichííʼ Sitání
• Russian: Батон-Руж (ru) (Baton-Ruž)

French

Alternative forms

• (less common) Bâton-Rouge, Bâton Rouge

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.tɔ̃ ʁuʒ/, /bɑ.tɔ̃ ʁuʒ/

Proper noun

Baton Rouge m

1. Baton Rouge (the capital city of Louisiana, United States)