English Explanatory Dictionary

Illinois

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state of the United States, named for the people.
  2. A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.
  3. The Algonquian language spoken by these tribes; the Miami-Illinois language.
  4. A number of rivers in the United States:
  5. A river in the United States that flows from Grundy County, Illinois, into the Mississippi River.
  6. A river in Colorado, United States that flows from the Never Summer Mountains in the Rockies into the Michigan River.
  7. A river in Oklahoma, United States that flows from the Ozarks into the Arkansas River.
  8. A river in Oregon, United States that flows from the southwestern corner of the state into the Rogue River.
  9. A number of townships in the United States:
  10. A township in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.
  11. A township in Washington County, Arkansas.
  12. A township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
noun
  1. A member of the above-mentioned tribe.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Illinois Confederacy, its people or its culture.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ /ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/ en-us-Illinois.ogg /ˌɪləˈnɔɪz/

Word forms

Illinois

Etymology

From French Illinois, an adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).

Synonyms

Illinese

Derived words

IL Illinoisan

Translations

Catalan: Illinois Chinese Cantonese: 伊利諾 /伊利诺州 Chinese Cantonese: 伊利诺州 Chinese Mandarin: 伊利諾伊 /伊利诺伊州 Chinese Mandarin: 伊利诺伊州 Chinese Mandarin: 伊利諾 /伊利诺州 Chinese Mandarin: 伊利诺州 Czech: Illinois Danish: Illinois Esperanto: Ilinojo Finnish: Illinois French: Illinois Galician: Illinois Georgian: ილინოისი German: Illinois Greek: Ιλλινόις Haitian Creole: Ilinwa Hebrew: אילינוי Hindi: इलिनॉय Hindi: इलिनॉयस Hungarian: Illinois Italian: Illinois Italian: Illinese Japanese: イリノイ Khmer: អ៊ីលីណយ Korean: 일리노이 Lao: ອັລລິນອຍສ໌ Lao: ອີລິນອຍ Latvian: Ilinoja Limburgish: Illinois Macedonian: Илино́ис Marathi: इलिनॉय Navajo: Ílínóo hahoodzo Occitan: Illinois Ojibwe: Ininiwakiing Ottawa: Ninwakiing Polish: Illinois Portuguese: Illinois Punjabi: ਇਲੀਨਾਏ Russian: Иллино́йс Spanish: Illinois Spanish: Illinés Thai: อิลลินอยส์ Turkish: Illinois Ukrainian: Ілліно́йс Ukrainian: Ілліно́й Vietnamese: I-li-noi Walloon: Ilinwès Yiddish: אילינאָי Yiddish: אילינוי
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