Illinese
Illinese noun: synonym of Illinois (“member of the Illinois (Algonquian people)”).
Noun
Illinese (plural Illinese)
- Synonym of Illinois (“member of the Illinois (Algonquian people)”)
- The banks of this lake [Erie] are frequented by none but warriors, whether the Iroquois, the Illinese, the Oumiamies, etc.; and it is very dangerous to stop there.1875, Andrew W. Young, History of Chautauqua County, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches, Buffalo, page 34; translation of Baron of...
- The Coureurs des Bois have but a very small settlement here; though at the same time it is not inconsiderable, as being the staple of all goods that they truck with the south and the west savages; for they can not avoid passing this way, when they go to the seats of the Illinese and the Oumamis, or...1880, J. A. van Fleet, Old and New Mackinac, Grand Rapids, page 26
- Synonyms:
- Illinois
Adjective
Illinese (not comparable)
- Synonym of Illinois (“of or relating to the Illinois (Algonquian people)”)
- It is not above half a league distant from the Illinese Lake, [Lake Michigan] an account of which, and, indeed, of all the other lakes, you may expect elsewhere.1880, J. A. van Fleet, Old and New Mackinac, Grand Rapids, pages 25–26; translation of Baron of La Hontan, Voyages, (Please provide a date or year)
- These “Illinese” tribes were of the generic stock of the Algonkins, […]1884, Henry R. Schoolcraft, edited by Francis S. Drake, The Indian Tribes of the United States, volume 1, Philadelphia, page 115
- Synonyms:
- Illinois
Synonyms of Illinese
Forms of Illinese
| plural | Illinese |
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Origin of Illinese
From French Illinois.
Words that rhyme with Illinese
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- wheeze
- Cantonese
- chemise
- miner's disease
- trapeze
- Congolese
- dees
- disease
- displease
- frieze
- Japanese
- Keyes
- leese
- overseas
- pease
- please
- Portuguese
- sneeze
- tweeze
- appease
- bes
- bez
- blue cheese
- botanese
- Burmese
- expertise
- fries
- greeze
- Guyanese
- he's
- Javanese
- keys
- legalese
- Louise
- Maltese
- Ningbonese
- octopodes
- Pekingese
- Shanghainese
- she's
- Sinhalese
- Socrates
- tees
- Versaillese
- Viennese
- Vietnamese
- a little bit of bread and no cheese
- academese
Questions about Illinese
- What does Illinese mean?
- Illinese means synonym of Illinois (“member of the Illinois (Algonquian people)”).
- What part of speech is Illinese?
- Illinese can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Illinese?
- The plural of Illinese is Illinese.
Words near Illinese in the dictionary
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