English noun: Illinois |
1. | Illinois (location) a midwestern state in north-central United States |
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| Synonyms | IL, Land of Lincoln, Prairie State |
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| Instance hypernym | American state |
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| Part holonym | Cairo, capital of Illinois, Carbondale, Champaign, Chicago, Decatur, East Saint Louis, Illinois River, Little Wabash, Little Wabash River, Moline, Peoria, Rock Island, Rockford, Springfield, Urbana, Windy City |
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| Part meronym | America, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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2. | Illinois (person) a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Algonquian, Algonquin |
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3. | Illinois (communication) the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Algonquian, Algonquian language, Algonquin |
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