Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
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- proper noun A state of the
United States of America . Capital:Springfield . Largest city:Chicago . - adjective Of or relating to the Miami-Illinois language.
- noun Any of a
tribe ofNative Americans who formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
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- noun a midwestern state in north-central United States
- noun a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
- noun the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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ROLAND BURRIS, FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL, ILLINOIS: I am currently the junior senator for the state of Illinois.
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ROLAND BURRIS, FORMER ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: I am currently the junior senator for the state of Illinois.
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ROD BLAGOJEVICH (D), FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR: I love the people of Illinois today now more than I ever did before.
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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.
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VOICE OF ROLAND BURRIS (D), ILLINOIS SENATE APPOINTEE: I am the duly appointed -- legally appointed United States senator from the state of Illinois.
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ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: My name is Roland Burris, the junior senator from the state of Illinois.
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Five-way Green Primary to Take Place in Illinois; Twenty-six Candidates in Total 2009
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ROLAND BURRIS (D), ILLINOIS SENATE APPOINTEE: I am now the junior senator from the state of Illinois!
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ROD BLAGOJEVICH, FORMER GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS: I love the people of Illinois today now more than I ever did before.
ruzuzu commented on the word Illinois
The Sufjan Stevens list has quite a few entries about Illinois, so I'm adding Illinois to the Fifty States Project list.
January 20, 2011