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Il·li·nois 1

 (ĭl′ə-noi′)
n. pl. Illinois
1. A member of a confederacy of Native American peoples formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and parts of eastern Iowa and Missouri, with a present-day population mostly in Oklahoma.
2. The Algonquian language of the Illinois.
[French, variant of earlier ilinoüek, of Algonquian origin, perhaps meaning "those who speak normally" and ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *elen-, regular, ordinary, in Algonquian fashion + *we·-, make sound, speak.]

Il·li·nois 2

 (ĭl′ə-noi′) Abbr. IL or Ill.
A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 21st state in 1818. The area was explored by the French in the late 1600s, ceded by France to the British in 1763, and ceded by them to the newly formed United States in 1783. Springfield is the capital and Chicago the largest city.
Il′li·nois′an (-noi′ən) adj. & n.

Illinoisan

(ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪzən) ,

Illinoian

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Illinoisian

n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Illinois
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Illinois or its inhabitants
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Noun1.Illinoisan - a native or resident of Illinois
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
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Throw all the people of Illinois in one end of the scale, and put on the other side the wire-wealth of Telephonia, and long before the last coil was in place, the Illinoisans would be in the air.
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Those Funny Little People, Southern Illinoisan Free Tent.
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During his career with Lee Enterprises, Gulledge served as advertising manager at The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, 111.; advertising manager at the Herald & Review in Decatur, 111.; and advertising manager at the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa.
Mike Gulledge, vice president of publishing and regional publisher for Billings Gazette Communications and the Missoulian, has resigned from the company
The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports more than 300 people packed the Carterville-based college meeting.
Ill. college lays off 55 amid prolonged budget impasse
Yet the economic dilemma facing the state of Illinois is not limited to our Illinoisan friends.
State budgets eaten away by pensions
According to the Southern Illinoisan, Roger Menees, from Anna, in the southern part of the state, received a certificate this week from the organisation, the Telegraph reported.
Former US gospel singer creates record by hitting lowest note ever
A substance abuse treatment program designed specifically for metham-phetamine users at Southwestern Illinois Correctional Facility is one-of-a-kind, reported The Southern Illinoisan.
Illinois meth program is nation's first
The effort comes after the Guild started an effort to organize three Lee papers in Illinois--the Bloomington Pantagraph in Bloomington; the Herald and Review in Decatur and the Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale.
Union battle goes to cyberspace
Superintendent Bob O'Dell told the Southern Illinoisan, a Carbondale newspaper, that its attorney said the pictures raise constitutional problems.
Removal of school's religious pictures sparks Ill. conflict
Steele told the February 9 issue of The Southern Illinoisan. "But it also dealt with how as Christians we need to love and reach out to people and teach them the message of truth about these types of issues."
Feds scrutinize pastor's sermons
"Such a prayer and unshakeable trust," wrote The Southern Illinoisan, "were emblematic of the life of the late Paul Simon."
A life of compassion
In Illinois, Dennis DeRossett has been named operations manager of the Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale.
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