"Illinois" meaning in English

See Illinois in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/, /ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/, /ˌɪləˈnɔɪz/ Audio: en-us-Illinois.ogg [US]
Etymology: From a French adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|alg}} Algonquian, {{der|en|oj|-}} Ojibwe, {{der|en|mia|ilenweewa|t=he speaks the regular way}} Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Illinois
  1. A state of the United States, named for the people. Categories (place): Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, States of the United States, Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Illinois-en-name-GWSv68IB Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 17 1 0 17 16 16 16 17 0 0
  2. A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.
    Sense id: en-Illinois-en-name-XJMffvUN
  3. The Algonquian language spoken by these tribes; the Miami-Illinois language.
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  4. A river in the United States that flows from Grundy County, Illinois, into the Mississippi River. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Illinois, USA, Rivers in the United States, Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Illinois-en-name-TjDUODFE Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 17 1 0 17 16 16 16 17 0 0
  5. A river in Colorado, United States that flows from the Never Summer Mountains in the Rockies into the Michigan River. Categories (place): Places in Colorado, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Colorado, USA, Rivers in the United States, Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Illinois-en-name-~8KC66dK Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 17 1 0 17 16 16 16 17 0 0
  6. A river in Oklahoma, United States that flows from the Ozarks into the Arkansas River. Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Oklahoma, USA, Rivers in the United States, Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Illinois-en-name-rW~~anPG Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 17 1 0 17 16 16 16 17 0 0
  7. A river in Oregon, United States that flows from the southwestern corner of the state into the Rogue River. Categories (place): Places in Oregon, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Oregon, USA, Rivers in the United States, Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Illinois-en-name-HqUjCVoL Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 17 1 0 17 16 16 16 17 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 12 12 8 6 21 10 6 5
  8. Some townships in the United States, listed under Illinois Township. Categories (place): Places in the United States, Townships, Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Illinois-en-name-gIxnz7kG Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 17 1 0 17 16 16 16 17 0 0
  9. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Categories (topical): Universities Derived forms: IL, Illinoisan
    Sense id: en-Illinois-en-name-N6y22kQr Disambiguation of Universities: 5 4 14 5 4 4 24 5 35 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a state of the United States of America): 伊利諾 (Chinese Cantonese), 伊利诺州 (ji¹ lei⁶ nok⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 伊利諾伊 (Chinese Mandarin), 伊利诺伊州 (Yīlìnuòyī) (Chinese Mandarin), 伊利諾 (Chinese Mandarin), 伊利诺州 (Yīlìnuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Illinois (Czech), Illinois (Danish), Ilinojo (Esperanto), Illinois (Finnish), Illinois [masculine] (French), Illinois [masculine] (Galician), ილინოისი (ilinoisi) (Georgian), Illinois (German), Ιλλινόις (Illinóis) (Greek), אילינוי (Illinoy) [masculine] (Hebrew), इलिनॉय (ilinŏy) [masculine] (Hindi), इलिनॉयस (ilinŏyas) [masculine] (Hindi), Illinois (Hungarian), Illinois [masculine] (Italian), イリノイ (Irinoi) (Japanese), អ៊ីលីណយ (ʼiiliinɑɑy) (Khmer), 일리노이 (Illinoi) (Korean), ອັລລິນອຍສ໌ (ʼan lin ʼa nyat) (Lao), ອີລິນອຍ (ʼī lin ʼa nya) (Lao), Ilinoja [feminine] (Latvian), Illinois (Limburgish), Илино́ис (Ilinóis) [masculine] (Macedonian), इलिनॉय (ilinŏy) (Marathi), Ílínóo hahoodzo (Navajo), Illinois [masculine] (Occitan), Ininiwakiing (Ojibwe), Ninwakiing (Ottawa), Illinois [neuter] (Polish), Illinois [masculine] (Portuguese), Иллино́йс (Illinójs) [masculine] (Russian), Illinois [masculine] (Spanish), อิลลินอยส์ (in-lí-nɔɔi) (Thai), Illinois (Turkish), Ілліно́йс (Illinójs) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Ілліно́й (Illinój) (english: mostly by Ukrainian diaspora) (Ukrainian), Ilinwès (Walloon), אילינאָי (ilinoy) (Yiddish), אילינוי (ilinoy) (Yiddish)
Disambiguation of 'a state of the United States of America': 17 0 0 17 16 16 16 17 0

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/, /ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/, /ˌɪləˈnɔɪz/ Audio: en-us-Illinois.ogg [US] Forms: Illinois [plural]
Etymology: From a French adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|alg}} Algonquian, {{der|en|oj|-}} Ojibwe, {{der|en|mia|ilenweewa|t=he speaks the regular way}} Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”) Head templates: {{en-noun|Illinois}} Illinois (plural Illinois)
  1. A member of the above-mentioned tribe. Related terms (Federal District): Washington, D.C. Related terms (States): Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming Related terms (Territories): American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands Translations (member of the Illinois Confederacy): Ininiwe [neuter] (Ojibwe), Ninwe [neuter] (Ottawa)
    Sense id: en-Illinois-en-noun-VY3UoPvw

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2004, Sandy Nestor, Indian Placenames in America, volume 1, page 61",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˌɪləˈnɔɪz/"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "伊利諾"
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      "code": "yue",
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      "word": "伊利诺州"
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      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "伊利諾伊"
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      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "伊利诺伊州"
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      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
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    },
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      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "伊利诺州"
    },
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      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "伊利诺州"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Illinois"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ilinoisi",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "ილინოისი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
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    },
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "Illinoy",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ilinŏy",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "इलिनॉय"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ilinŏyas",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "इलिनॉयस"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Irinoi",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "イリノイ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼiiliinɑɑy",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "អ៊ីលីណយ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Illinoi",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "일리노이"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ʼan lin ʼa nyat",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "ອັລລິນອຍສ໌"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ʼī lin ʼa nya",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "ອີລິນອຍ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ilinoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Ilinóis",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Илино́ис"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "ilinŏy",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "इलिनॉय"
    },
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      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Ílínóo hahoodzo"
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    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Ininiwakiing"
    },
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      "code": "otw",
      "lang": "Ottawa",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Ninwakiing"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Illinójs",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Иллино́йс"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "in-lí-nɔɔi",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "อิลลินอยส์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Illinois"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Illinójs",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ілліно́йс"
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      "code": "uk",
      "english": "mostly by Ukrainian diaspora",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Illinój",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Ілліно́й"
    },
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      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "Ilinwès"
    },
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "ilinoy",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
      "word": "אילינאָי"
    },
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      "code": "yi",
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      "roman": "ilinoy",
      "sense": "a state of the United States of America",
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}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
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}

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}

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