Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A confederacy of Native American peoples formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and parts of eastern Iowa and Missouri, with present-day descendants mostly in Oklahoma.
- n. A member of this confederacy.
- n. The Algonquian language of the Illinois.
- A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 21st state in 1818. The area was explored by the French in the late 1600s, ceded by France to the British in 1763, and ceded by them to the newly formed United States in 1783. Springfield is the capital and Chicago the largest city. Population: 12,900,000.
Wiktionary
- n. A state of the United States of America. Capital: Springfield. Largest city: Chicago.
- adj. Of or relating to the Miami-Illinois language.
- n. Any of a tribe of Native Americans who formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a midwestern state in north-central United States
- n. a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
- n. the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami
Etymologies
- French, of Algonquian origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Five-way Green Primary to Take Place in Illinois; Twenty-six Candidates in Total yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Five-way Green Primary to Take Place in Illinois; Twenty-six Candidates in Total'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: In Illinois\' fifth congressional district, over two dozen candidates have filed for the March 3rd primary.”
Five-way Green Primary to Take Place in Illinois; Twenty-six Candidates in Total
“ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: My name is Roland Burris, the junior senator from the state of Illinois.”
“ROLAND BURRIS (D), ILLINOIS SENATE APPOINTEE: I am now the junior senator from the state of Illinois!”
“VOICE OF ROLAND BURRIS (D), ILLINOIS SENATE APPOINTEE: I am the duly appointed -- legally appointed United States senator from the state of Illinois.”
“ROLAND BURRIS, FORMER ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: I am currently the junior senator for the state of Illinois.”
“ROLAND BURRIS (D), ILLINOIS SENATE APPOINTEE: With all of the crises that we have in this state and in this nation, and Illinois needs to have a full complement of representation, and that's what I'm seeking to do.”
“ROD BLAGOJEVICH, FORMER GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS: I love the people of Illinois today now more than I ever did before.”
“ROD BLAGOJEVICH (D), FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR: I love the people of Illinois today now more than I ever did before.”
“ROLAND BURRIS, FORMER ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: With all of the crises that we have in this state and in this nation, and Illinois is needing to have a full complement of representation, and that's what I'm seeking to do.”
“ROLAND BURRIS, FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL, ILLINOIS: I am currently the junior senator for the state of Illinois.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Illinois’.
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Sufjan Stevens invites you to Come On...
All things Sufjan.
Sufjan Stevens, Illinois, Michigan, Christmas, what would Frank ..., seven swans, revenant, Casimir Pulaski Day, Asthmatic Kitty, Enjoy Your Rabbit, Carl Sandburg, Superman and 50 more...
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US states that are also rivers
Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Connecticut, Delaware, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado, Michigan and 4 more...
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Fifty States Project
States in the U.S. for which there are associated lists on Wordnik. Someday I hope all fifty states will be listed here--if they're not already. (Inspired by Sufjan Stevens, who has his own Fifty S...
Utah, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Georgia, Minnesota, Colorado and 19 more...
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50 States of the Day
Texas, Florida, Alabama, New York, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and 37 more...
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Wordnik virgin
I've heard all of these mispronounced. No kidding.
marshmallow, tortilla, Illinois, out of bounds, mozzarella, with, cayenne, mediocre, template, Bratwurst, library, pillow and 11 more...
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MEC2 Lesson 130
blueprints, chagrined, chastened, defrost, farfetched, fumble, gadgets, Illinois, jargon, jolt, scenario, status and 4 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for Illinois.
ruzuzu The Sufjan Stevens list has quite a few entries about Illinois, so I'm adding Illinois to the Fifty States Project list. Jan 20, 2011