Illinois

illinois Illinois' English region Q1204 en Location of the state of Illinois in the United States Etymology en :bor fr:Illinois 1 From en fr Illinois, an adaptation of an en alg (perhaps en oj -) name derived from en mia ilenweewa he speaks the regular way.en https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-pronunciation-and-spelling-of-us-state-names/ 10 U.S. State Name Spellings and Origins 2024-08-31 yes Merriam-Webster Wordplay https://web.archive.org/web/20251114112747/https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-pronunciation-and-spelling-of-us-state-names 14 November 2025 Pronunciation en /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ /ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ/ en en-us-Illinois.ogg US en /ˌɪləˈnɔɪz/ nonstandard en Il lin ois Proper noun en Q1204en state c/USA named for the people. en Stephen Dinan Half of all Americans now live in ‘sanctuaries’ protecting immigrants w:The Washington Times https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/10/half-of-americans-now-live-in-sanctuaries/ 2018-05-10 Entire states such as California, Illinois and New York are now sanctuaries, as well as major cities and counties such as Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and the District of Columbia in the capital region, according to the list. https://web.archive.org/web/20260523222413/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/10/half-of-americans-now-live-in-sanctuaries/ 23 May 2026 en Edward-Isaac Dovere Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html 2024-02-07 On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico. https://web.archive.org/web/20251228151719/https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html 28 December 2025 en Nicole Acevedo A person is killed and an ICE agent injured at an immigration arrest near Chicago w:NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/person-killed-ice-agent-injured-immigration-arrest-chicago-rcna230878 2025-09-12 Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said in a social media post that he is “aware of the troubling incident that has unfolded in Franklin Park.” https://web.archive.org/web/20261012010141/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/person-killed-ice-agent-injured-immigration-arrest-chicago-rcna230878 12 October 2026 A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley. The Algonquian language spoken by these tribes; the Miami-Illinois language. en 1917 Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 91 Another interesting Illinois word is the name of the celebrated chief, which the French made Chachagouache. en 2004 Sandy Nestor Indian Placenames in America 1 61 PISTAKEE LAKE (Lake) Part of the Chain of Lakes, Pistakee is an Illinois word taken from pestekouy, meaning "buffalo"[.] en 2005 Jennifer Lee The Illinois Confederacy of Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, ... 5 These words are believed to have come from the Illinois word "irenweewa," which meant "he speaks in the ordinary way." en 2013 Brett Rushforth Bonds of Alliance: Indigenous and Atlantic Slaveries 56 Another Illinois word describing physical detention, kikiȣnakiȣi, meant “slave” in the seventeenth century, but in modern usage the root has softened into a meaning that suggests being detained, held up, or merely running late. A number of rivers in the United States: en Q8321en A <<river>> in the United States that flows from <<co/Grundy County>>, <<s/Illinois>>, into the <<river/Mississippi>> River + + River. en A <<river>> in <<s/Colorado>>, <<c/USA>> that flows from the Never Summer Mountains in the <<range/Rockies>> into the <<river/Michigan>> River. en A <<river>> in <<s/Oklahoma>>, <<c/USA>> that flows from the <<range/Ozarks>> into the <<river/Arkansas>> River. en A <<river>> in <<s/Oregon>>, <<c/USA>> that flows from the southwestern corner of the state into the <<river/Rogue>> River. A number of townships in the United States: en twp co/Pope County s/Arkansas c/USA. en twp co/Washington County s/Arkansas. en twp co/Sedgwick County s/Kansas c/USA. en Q457281 en w:University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. en Illinois State<id:Q558922> ISU<id:Q558922><qq:not to be confused> Derived terms en IL illinium Illinoian Illinoisan Illinoisian Illinois nut Translations a state of the United States of America Catalan: ca Illinois m Chinese: Cantonese: yue 伊利諾yue 州, yue 伊利诺yue 州 ji1 lei6 nok6 zau1 Mandarin: cmn 伊利諾伊cmn 州, cmn 伊利诺伊cmn 州 Yīlìnuòyī zhōu; cmn 伊利諾cmn 州, cmn 伊利诺cmn 州 Yīlìnuò zhōu Czech: cs Illinois Danish: da Illinois Esperanto: eo Ilinojo Finnish: fi Illinois French: fr Illinois m Galician: gl Illinois m Georgian: ka ილინოისი German: de Illinois Greek: el Ιλλινόις, el Ιλινόι n Haitian Creole: ht Ilinwa Hebrew: he אילינוי m (Illinoy) Hindi: hi इलिनॉय m, hi इलिनॉयस m Hungarian: hu Illinois Italian: it Illinois m, it Illinese m obsolete Japanese: ja イリノイ Irinoi Khmer: km អ៊ីលីណយ Korean: ko ^일리노이 Lao: lo ອັລລິນອຍສ໌, lo ອີລິນອຍ Latvian: lv Ilinoja f Limburgish: li Illinois Macedonian: mk Илино́ис m Marathi: mr इलिनॉय Navajo: nv Ílínóo hahoodzo Occitan: oc Illinois m Ojibwe: oj Ininiwakiing Ottawa: otw Ninwakiing Polish: pl Illinois n Portuguese: pt Illinois m Punjabi: pa ਇਲੀਨਾਏ Russian: ru Иллино́йс m Spanish: es Illinois m, es Illinés m obsolete Thai: th อิลลินอยส์ Turkish: tr Illinois Ukrainian: uk Ілліно́йс m, uk Ілліно́й mostly by Ukrainian diaspora Vietnamese: vi I-li-noi Walloon: wa Ilinwès Yiddish: yi אילינאָי, yi אילינוי language French: fr illinois m Noun * A member of the above-mentioned tribe. en Illinese<qq:obsolete> Translations member of the Illinois Confederacy French: fr Illinois m, fr Illinoise f German: de Illinese m, de Illinesin f Italian: it illinese m f Korean: ko 일리노이 Illinoi Ojibwe: oj Ininiwe n Ottawa: otw Ninwe n Spanish: es illinés m, es illinesa f Adjective ? Of or relating to the Illinois Confederacy, its people or its culture. en Illinese<qq:obsolete> Translations of or relating to the Illinois Confederacy French: fr illinois Italian: it illinese Spanish: es illinés See also References en Anagrams en iiillnos illision en Native American tribes Universities Danish da: Etymology da en Illinois, from da fr Illinois. Proper noun da proper noun genitive Illinois' da Illinois Q1204 Finnish Etymology fi en Illinois, from fi fr Illinois. Pronunciation Proper noun fi Illinois Q1204 Declension sg Illinois a 0 French fr:Illinois (peuple) fr: Etymology fr :der alg:-<ety:der<mia:ilenweewa>> An adaptation of an fr alg (perhaps fr oj -) name derived from fr mia ilenweewa he speaks the regular way. Pronunciation fr Fr-Illinois.oga fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Illinois.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Illinois.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>) Noun m Illinoise en Illinois, Illinese (member of the Illinois Confederation) Proper noun m fr Illinois Q1204 Related terms fr illinois Descendants ht Ilinwa en Illinois Illinese 1 de Illinese 1 it illinese Illinese 1 es illinés Illinés 1 wa Ilinwès 1 German Etymology From de fr Illinois, chiefly through de en Illinois. Pronunciation de /ˈɪliˌnɔʏ̯/ de /ˌɪliˈnɔʏ̯/ probably less common de De-Illinois.ogg unclear which stress pattern is used <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun toponym de Illinois Q1204 Related terms de Illinese Italian it: Etymology it en Illinois, from it fr Illinois. Pronunciation Illinòis<r:DiPI> Proper noun m it Illinois Q1204 it Illinese<qq:obsolete> Related terms it illinese Illinese References Polish pl: region Q1204 Illinois (stan) Etymology pl en Illinois, from pl fr Illinois, an adaptation of an pl alg - name derived from pl mia ilenweewa he speaks the regular way. Pronunciation ilinoj Pl-Illinois.ogg I.lli.nois Proper noun n yes pl Illinois Q1204 pl pieczęć Illinois seal of Illinois pl To w stanie Illinois karierę polityczną rozpoczął Abraham Lincoln. It was in Illinois that Abraham Lincoln began his political career. pl Illinois Q8321 pl Rzeka Illinois uchodzi do Missisipi. The Illinois River flows into the Mississippi. Further reading Portuguese pt: Etymology pt :ubor en:Illinois 2 1 Pronunciation [o:ó] pt ɔjs ɔjʃ 3 Proper noun m pt Illinois Q1204 See also Slovak sk: Pronunciation ilinojs Proper noun m-in Illinoisu dub sk Illinois Q1204 References Spanish es: Etymology es :ubor en:Illinois + 1 Pronunciation Ilinói Ilinóis<qq:spelling pronunciation, more common> + Proper noun m es Illinois Q1204 es Illinés<qq:obsolete> Related terms es illinés Illinés Swedish Proper noun n sv Illinois Q1204