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boise

/ˈbɔɪsi/

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BOY-see has an s sound.

Stress BOY. A z sound in the middle is another pronunciation.

2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1

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“The flight to Boise leaves at noon.”

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What does boise mean?

proper noun

  1. A river in Idaho; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma.
  2. The capital and largest city of Idaho, United States, and the county seat of Ada County; probably named for the river.
  3. A ghost town in Texas.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. An English habitational surname from Old French, a variant of Boyce.
  2. A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon; named for American judge Reuben P. Boise.
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/ˈbɔɪsi/

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