illinois Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a midwestern state in north-central United States
Land of Lincoln; Prairie State; IL.
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noun a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
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noun the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami
WordNet
Il`li*nois" noun singular & plural
Definitions
(Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.