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Illinois.

Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

name/iˈli.nɔj/
  1. Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)

    indeclinable · neuter
    pieczęć Illinois
    To w stanie Illinois karierę polityczną rozpoczął Abraham Lincoln.
  2. Illinois, Illinois River (a river in the United States that flows from Grundy County, Illinois, into the Mississippi River)

    indeclinable · neuter
    Rzeka Illinois uchodzi do Missisipi.
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from English Illinois, from French Illinois, an adaptation of an Algonquian name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).

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