How to Spell Illinois
Illinois
Illinois - noun
- A confederation of Algonquian-speaking Indigenous peoples of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin
- A member of any of the Illinois peoples
- The Algonquian language of the Illinois
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
Etymology
French, earlier Eriniouai, singular, probably from a word in an Algonquian language derived from Proto-Algonquian *elen- ordinary + *-we· make a sound
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