ALL meanings of illinois
Il·li·nois
I i - 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
- noun illinois a river in Illinois, flowing SW to the Mississippi. Length: 439 km (273 miles) 0
- noun illinois a member of a confederacy of North American Indian peoples that lived in N Illinois, S Wisconsin, and parts of Iowa and Missouri 0
- noun illinois the Algonquian language of this people 0
- noun illinois Midwestern state of the U.S.: admitted, 1818; 55,584 sq mi (143,961 sq km); pop. 12,419,000; cap. Springfield 0
- noun illinois river in Ill., flowing from southwest of Chicago into the Mississippi, near St. Louis: c. 273 mi (439 km) 0