Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » Chillicothe
Chillicothe
(chĭlˌĭ-kŏthˈē, -kôˈthē)
A city of south-central Ohio south of Columbus. It became capital of the Northwest Territory in 1800 and served as Ohio's capital from 1803 to 1810 and from 1812 to 1816. Population: 22,200.