Ohio
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ohio in British English:
UK [əuˈhaiəu]
How to pronounce Ohio in American English:
US [oˈhaɪo]
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- Noun:
- a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
- a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
Word Origin
- Ohio
- originally used of the river, from Seneca (Iroquoian) ohi:yo', proper name from ohi:yo:h, literally "good river." The Seneca also used this of the Allegheny, which they considered the headwaters of the Ohio. Related: Ohian (1819); Ohioan (1818).
Example
- 1. Ohio and new york will each shed two seats .
- 2. Starting in 1976 , twinsburg , ohio 's twins days festival is held every year on the first weekend of august .
- 3. Union protests spread to ohio and indiana .
- 4. What 's happening in the key counties of ohio ?
- 5. She won white men in ohio by 19 points .