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illinois

/ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/

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Stress NOY at the end.

The final s is silent. The last vowel sounds like boy.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 3

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They drove across Illinois.

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What does illinois mean?

noun

  1. A member of the above-mentioned tribe.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the Illinois Confederacy, its people or its culture.

proper noun

  1. A state of the United States, named for the people.
More meanings (10)

proper noun

  1. A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.
  2. The Algonquian language spoken by these tribes; the Miami-Illinois language.
  3. A river in the United States that flows from Grundy County, Illinois, into the Mississippi River.
  4. A river in Colorado, United States that flows from the Never Summer Mountains in the Rockies into the Michigan River.
  5. A river in Oklahoma, United States that flows from the Ozarks into the Arkansas River.
  6. A river in Oregon, United States that flows from the southwestern corner of the state into the Rogue River.
  7. A township in Pope County, Arkansas, United States.
  8. A township in Washington County, Arkansas.
  9. A township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
  10. Ellipsis of University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌɪləˈnɔɪz/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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And if you wish to see that kind of school in action, you can see it at Mooseheart, Illinois.
James J. (James John) DavisThe Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of ItProject Gutenberg ebook #1297
I changed to the Illinois edge of the island to see what luck I could have, and I warn’t disappointed.
Mark TwainAdventures of Huckleberry FinnProject Gutenberg ebook #76
More book examples (3)
Undoubtedly the best discussions ever held upon the operation and status of the Illinois law were those which took place then.
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325
"Do you think this land could be made as valuable as the Illinois land just by a liberal use of limestone and legumes?"
Cyril G. (Cyril George) HopkinsThe Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #4527
Chalmers came from Illinois nine years ago, pronounced by the doctors to be far gone in consumption, and in two years he was strong.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755