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Boise

/ˈbɔɪsi/

Boise proper noun: a river in Idaho; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma.

Proper noun (1)

Boise

  1. A river in Idaho; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma.
  2. The capital and largest city of Idaho, United States, and the county seat of Ada County; probably named for the river.
  3. A ghost town in Texas.

Proper noun (2)

Boise

  1. An English habitational surname from Old French, a variant of Boyce.
  2. A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon; named for American judge Reuben P. Boise.

Origin of Boise

From French la rivière boisée (“the wooded river”).

Words formed from Boise

Questions about Boise

What does Boise mean?
Boise means a river in Idaho; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma.
What part of speech is Boise?
Boise is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Boise?
Boise is pronounced /ˈbɔɪsi/ (US).

Words near Boise in the dictionary

  1. boisambrene
  2. Boisbriand
  3. Boisclair
  4. Boisclairs
  5. Boisdale
  6. Boise
  7. Boise City
  8. Boise County
  9. Boisean
  10. Boiseans
  11. boiserie

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