Illinois
pronunciation
How to pronounce Illinois in British English:
UK [ˌɪlɪ'nɔɪ(z)]
How to pronounce Illinois in American English:
US [ˌɪlə'nɔɪ]
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- Noun:
- a Midwest state in north-central United States
- a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
- the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami peoples
Word Origin
- Illinois
- U.S. territory created 1809; name is from a native Algonquian people who called themselves Inoca (1725), also written Ilinouek, Old Ottawa for "ordinary speaker." The modern form represents a 17c. French spelling, pronounced "ilinwe" at that time. Admitted as a state 1818.
Example
- 1. Mcdonald 's headquarters is in oak brook , illinois .
- 2. Illinois was one of the states keen to win futuregen .
- 3. Ray bradbury was born on august 22 1920 in waukegan illinois .
- 4. Smith was arrested and put in jail in carthage , illinois .
- 5. In illinois , farmers not only raised corn , wheat and other products .