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illinoisan

/ˌɪləˈnɔɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
Ill-i-nois-an
IPA
/ˌɪləˈnɔɪən/
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to Illinois, United States.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Illinois, United States.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Illinois Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Illinoisan From Illinois + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɪləˈnɔɪən/

Inflected Forms

Illinoian (alternative) Illinoisian (alternative) Illinoisans (plural)

Homonyms

illinoian

Questions

How do you pronounce illinoisan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪləˈnɔɪən/.
What does illinoisan mean?
Of, from or relating to Illinois, United States.
Where does illinoisan come from?
Etymology tree English Illinois Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Illinoisan From Illinois + -an.

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