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Noun: Illinois  ,i-lu'noy
  1. A midwestern state in north-central United States
    - Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL, Ill.
     
  2. A member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
     
  3. The Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami
    - Illinois language

Type of: Algonquian, Algonquian language, Algonquin, American state

Part of: America, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Illinois, University of