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Idaho

Syllables: Ida·hoUK/ˈaɪdəhəʊ//ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ/

Idaho proper noun: a state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.

idaho: a state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise
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Proper noun

Idaho

  1. A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.
    • Oregon’s uptick in marijuana sales along the Idaho border doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s all Idahoans who are lighting up, Lehner said.2020 January 20, Harmeet Kaur, “Marijuana sales on the Oregon-Idaho border are 420% higher than average, an analysis finds. Yes, you read that right”, in CNN
  2. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio, United States, named for Idaho Territory.
  3. University of Idaho

Noun

Idaho (plural Idahos)

  1. In full Idaho potato: a variety of potato grown in Idaho, especially the Russet Burbank.

Idaho meaning in Hindi, Persian, Thai and Myanmar

Idaho in Hindi

state of the United States
इडाहो iḍāho

Idaho in Persian

state of the United States
آیداهو âydâho

Idaho in Thai

state of the United States
ไอดาโฮ ai-daa-hoo

Idaho in Myanmar

state of the United States
အိုင်ဒါဟို uingdahui

Forms of Idaho

pluralIdahos

Origin of Idaho

Uncertain; possibly from Plains Apache ídaahȩ́ (“Comanche”), though the Oxford English Dictionary states that the development of the state’s name from that word remains undocumented. The name Idaho was said to have been considered around 1860 for what was eventually called the Colorado Territory (now the state of Colorado) in 1861, and in 1863 was given to Idaho County (now part of Idaho); the county was named after a steamship launched on the Columbia River in 1860. The eccentric political lobbyist George Maurice Willing, Jr. (c. 1829 – 1874) claimed to have coined the name after a girl named Ida, though saying it was a Shoshoni term meaning “gem of the mountains” (no such term exists), but evidence suggests that there was use of the name in Colorado pre-dating Willing’s arrival in the West in 1859. The common noun (“type of potato”) is derived from the name of the state.

Words formed from Idaho

Phrases with Idaho

Questions about Idaho

What does Idaho mean?
Idaho means a state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.
What is Idaho in Hindi?
Idaho in Hindi is इडाहो (iḍāho). See Idaho meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Idaho?
Idaho can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Idaho?
Idaho is pronounced /ˈaɪdəhəʊ/ (UK).

Words near Idaho in the dictionary

  1. idaes
  2. Idaeus
  3. idafa
  4. idafah
  5. Idahan
  6. Idaho
  7. Idaho City
  8. Idaho County
  9. Idaho Falls
  10. Idaho fescue
  11. Idaho Springs

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