Illinois Definition
ĭlə-noi
noun
A member of a confederacy of North American Indian peoples that lived in N Illinois, S Wisconsin, and parts of Iowa and Missouri.
Webster's New World
The Algonquian language of this people.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
A state of the United States of America Capital: Springfield. Largest city: Chicago.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of or relating to the Miami-Illinois language.
Wiktionary
Origin of Illinois
French variant of earlier ilinoüek of Algonquian origin perhaps meaning “those who speak normally” and ultimately from Proto-Algonquian elen- regular, ordinary, in Algonquian fashion we·- make sound, speak
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) term ilenweewa, meaning "they speak normally."
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