Illinois - Wiktionary

See also: Illinois'

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:IllinoisWikipedia

Etymology

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From a French adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).[en 1]

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/, /ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/, (nonstandard) /ˌɪləˈnɔɪz/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

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Illinois

1. A state of the United States, named for the people.
   • 2018 May 10, Stephen Dinan, “Half of all Americans now live in ‘sanctuaries’ protecting immigrants”, in The Washington Times‎[2]:Entire states such as California, Illinois and New York are now sanctuaries, as well as major cities and counties such as Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and the District of Columbia in the capital region, according to the list.
   • 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN‎[3]:On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
   • 2025 September 12, Nicole Acevedo, “A person is killed and an ICE agent injured at an immigration arrest near Chicago”, in NBC News‎[4]:Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said in a social media post that he is “aware of the troubling incident that has unfolded in Franklin Park.”
2. A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.
3. The Algonquian language spoken by these tribes; the Miami-Illinois language.
   • 1917, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, page 91:Another interesting Illinois word is the name of the celebrated chief, which the French made Chachagouache.
   • 2004, Sandy Nestor, Indian Placenames in America, volume 1, page 61:PISTAKEE LAKE (Lake) Part of the Chain of Lakes, Pistakee is an Illinois word taken from pestekouy, meaning "buffalo"[.]
   • 2005, Jennifer Lee, The Illinois Confederacy of Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, ..., page 5:These words are believed to have come from the Illinois word "irenweewa," which meant "he speaks in the ordinary way."
   • 2013, Brett Rushforth, Bonds of Alliance: Indigenous and Atlantic Slaveries, page 56:Another Illinois word describing physical detention, kikiȣnakiȣi, meant “slave” in the seventeenth century, but in modern usage the root has softened into a meaning that suggests being detained, held up, or merely running late.
4. A river in the United States that flows from Grundy County, Illinois, into the Mississippi River.
5. A river in Colorado, United States that flows from the Never Summer Mountains in the Rockies into the Michigan River.
6. A river in Oklahoma, United States that flows from the Ozarks into the Arkansas River.
7. A river in Oregon, United States that flows from the southwestern corner of the state into the Rogue River.
8. Some townships in the United States, listed under Illinois Township.
9. Ellipsis of University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Coordinate terms: Illinois State, ISU (not to be confused)

Derived terms

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• IL
• Illinoisan

Translations

[edit] a state of the United States of America

Catalan: Illinois m Chinese: Cantonese: 伊利諾 / 伊利诺 (ji1 lei6 nok6)州 (zau1), 伊利诺 (ji1 lei6 nok6)州 (ji1 lei6 nok6 zau1) Mandarin: 伊利諾伊 / 伊利诺伊 (zh) (Yīlìnuòyī)州 (zh) (zhōu), 伊利诺伊 (zh) (Yīlìnuòyī)州 (zh) (Yīlìnuòyī zhōu); 伊利諾 / 伊利诺 (zh) (Yīlìnuò)州 (zh) (zhōu), 伊利诺 (zh) (Yīlìnuò)州 (zh) (Yīlìnuò zhōu) Czech: Illinois (cs) Danish: Illinois Esperanto: Ilinojo Finnish: Illinois (fi) French: Illinois (fr) m Galician: Illinois (gl) m Georgian: ილინოისი (ilinoisi) German: Illinois (de) Greek: Ιλλινόις (Illinóis) Haitian Creole: Ilinwa Hebrew: אילינוי (he) m (Illinoy) Hindi: इलिनॉय m (ilinŏy), इलिनॉयस m (ilinŏyas) Hungarian: Illinois (hu) Italian: Illinois (it) m Japanese: イリノイ (Irinoi) Khmer: អ៊ីលីណយ (ʼiiliinɑɑy) Korean: 일리노이 (Illinoi) Lao: ອັລລິນອຍສ໌ (ʼan lin ʼa nyas), ອີລິນອຍ (ʼī lin ʼa nya) Latvian: Ilinoja f Limburgish: Illinois Macedonian: Илино́ис m (Ilinóis) Marathi: इलिनॉय (ilinŏy) Navajo: Ílínóo hahoodzo Occitan: Illinois (oc) m Ojibwe: Ininiwakiing Ottawa: Ninwakiing Polish: Illinois (pl) n Portuguese: Illinois (pt) m Punjabi: ਇਲੀਨਾਏ (ilīnāē) Russian: Иллино́йс (ru) m (Illinójs) Spanish: Illinois (es) m Thai: อิลลินอยส์ (in-lí-nɔɔi) Turkish: Illinois Ukrainian: Ілліно́йс m (Illinójs), Ілліно́й (Illinój) (mostly by Ukrainian diaspora) Walloon: Ilinwès Yiddish: אילינאָי (ilinoy), אילינוי (ilinoy)

Noun

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Illinois (plural Illinois)

1. A member of the above-mentioned tribe.

Translations

[edit] member of the Illinois Confederacy

Korean: 일리노이 (Illinoi) Ojibwe: Ininiwe n Ottawa: Ninwe n

See also

[edit] Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)

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

Federal district: Washington, D.C.

Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

References

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1. ^ “10 U.S. State Name Spellings and Origins”, in Wordplay‎[1], Merriam-Webster, retrieved 31 August 2024

Anagrams

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• illision

Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:IllinoisWikipedia da

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Illinois.

Proper noun

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Illinois (genitive Illinois')

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English Illinois.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈilːinoi̯s/, [ˈilːino̞i̯s̠]
• Rhymes: -ilːinois
• Syllabification(key): Il‧li‧nois
• Hyphenation(key): Il‧li‧nois

Proper noun

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Illinois

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

Declension

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Inflection of Illinois (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Illinois	—
genitive		Illinoisin	—
partitive		Illinoisia	—
illative		Illinoisiin	—
singular	plural
nominative		Illinois	—
accusative	nom.	Illinois	—
	gen.	Illinoisin
genitive		Illinoisin	—
partitive		Illinoisia	—
inessive		Illinoisissa	—
elative		Illinoisista	—
illative		Illinoisiin	—
adessive		Illinoisilla	—
ablative		Illinoisilta	—
allative		Illinoisille	—
essive		Illinoisina	—
translative		Illinoisiksi	—
abessive		Illinoisitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Illinois (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisini — accusative nom. Illinoisini — gen. Illinoisini genitive Illinoisini — partitive Illinoisiani — inessive Illinoisissani — elative Illinoisistani — illative Illinoisiini — adessive Illinoisillani — ablative Illinoisiltani — allative Illinoisilleni — essive Illinoisinani — translative Illinoisikseni — abessive Illinoisittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisisi — accusative nom. Illinoisisi — gen. Illinoisisi genitive Illinoisisi — partitive Illinoisiasi — inessive Illinoisissasi — elative Illinoisistasi — illative Illinoisiisi — adessive Illinoisillasi — ablative Illinoisiltasi — allative Illinoisillesi — essive Illinoisinasi — translative Illinoisiksesi — abessive Illinoisittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisimme — accusative nom. Illinoisimme — gen. Illinoisimme genitive Illinoisimme — partitive Illinoisiamme — inessive Illinoisissamme — elative Illinoisistamme — illative Illinoisiimme — adessive Illinoisillamme — ablative Illinoisiltamme — allative Illinoisillemme — essive Illinoisinamme — translative Illinoisiksemme — abessive Illinoisittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisinne — accusative nom. Illinoisinne — gen. Illinoisinne genitive Illinoisinne — partitive Illinoisianne — inessive Illinoisissanne — elative Illinoisistanne — illative Illinoisiinne — adessive Illinoisillanne — ablative Illinoisiltanne — allative Illinoisillenne — essive Illinoisinanne — translative Illinoisiksenne — abessive Illinoisittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Illinoisinsa — accusative nom. Illinoisinsa — gen. Illinoisinsa genitive Illinoisinsa — partitive IllinoisiaanIllinoisiansa — inessive IllinoisissaanIllinoisissansa — elative IllinoisistaanIllinoisistansa — illative Illinoisiinsa — adessive IllinoisillaanIllinoisillansa — ablative IllinoisiltaanIllinoisiltansa — allative IllinoisilleenIllinoisillensa — essive IllinoisinaanIllinoisinansa — translative IllinoisikseenIllinoisiksensa — abessive IllinoisittaanIllinoisittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

French

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /i.li.nwa/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Proper noun

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Illinois m

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

Descendants

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• Haitian Creole: Ilinwa

German

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Etymology

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From French Illinois, chiefly through English Illinois.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈɪliˌnɔʏ̯/
• IPA(key): /ˌɪliˈnɔʏ̯/ (probably less common)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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  (unclear which stress pattern is used)

Proper noun

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Illinois n (proper noun, genitive Illinois' or (with an article) Illinois)

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:IllinoisWikipedia it

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Illinois.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /il.liˈnɔjs/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔjs
• Hyphenation: Il‧li‧nòis

Proper noun

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Illinois m

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

References

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1. ^ Illinois in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:IllinoisWikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Illinois, from a French adaptation of an Algonquian name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /iˈli.nɔj/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -inɔj
• Syllabification: I‧lli‧nois

Proper noun

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Illinois n (indeclinable)

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)
2. Illinois, Illinois River (a river in the United States that flows from Grundy County, Illinois, into the Mississippi River)

Further reading

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• Illinois in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Illinois.

Proper noun

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Illinois m

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

Slovak

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Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:IllinoisWikipedia sk

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ˈiʎinɔjs]

Proper noun

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Illinois m inan (genitive singular Illinoisu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

References

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• “Illinois”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

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Proper noun

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Illinois m

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

See also

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• Illinois on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es

Swedish

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Proper noun

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Illinois n (genitive Illinois)

1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)