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- [il-uh-noi or, sometimes, -noiz]
- /ˌɪl əˈnɔɪ or, sometimes, -ˈnɔɪz/
- /ɪləˈnɔɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [il-uh-noi or, sometimes, -noiz]
- /ˌɪl əˈnɔɪ or, sometimes, -ˈnɔɪz/
Definitions of illinois word
- noun plural illinois a member of a confederacy of North American Indians of Algonquian stock, formerly occupying Illinois and adjoining regions westward. 1
- noun plural illinois the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami Indians. 1
- noun illinois a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Capital: Springfield. Abbreviation: IL (for use with zip code), Ill. 1
- noun illinois a river flowing SW from NE Illinois to the Mississippi River: connected by a canal with Lake Michigan. 273 miles (440 km) long. 1
- noun illinois US state 1
- noun illinois a state of the N central US, in the Midwest: consists of level prairie crossed by the Illinois and Kaskaskia Rivers; mainly agricultural. Capital: Springfield. Pop: 12 653 544 (2003 est). Area: 144 858 sq km (55 930 sq miles) 0
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Origin of illinois
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25, Americanism; < French, earlier Eriniouai, Ilinoués, etc., from an unidentified Algonquian language, apparently literally, “one who sounds normal” (i.e., “a person who speaks an Algonquian language”), equivalent to the (unattested) Proto-Algonquian elements elen- “ordinary” + -we “make sound”
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Parts of speech for Illinois
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illinois popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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