Ohio

American  

[oh-hahy-oh] / oʊˈhaɪ oʊ /

noun

1. a state in the northeastern central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Columbus. OH (for use with zip code), O.

2. a river formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, flowing southwest from Pittsburgh, Pa., to the Mississippi in southern Illinois. 981 miles (1,580 km) long.

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Ohio British  

/ əʊˈhaɪəʊ /

noun

1. Abbreviation and zip code: OH.  a state of the central US, in the Midwest on Lake Erie: consists of prairies in the W and the Allegheny plateau in the E, the Ohio River forming the S and most of the E borders. Capital: Columbus. Pop: 11 435 798 (2003 est). Area: 107 044 sq km (41 330 sq miles)

2. a river in the eastern US, formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh: flows generally W and SW to join the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois, as its chief E tributary. Length: 1570 km (975 miles)

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Ohio Cultural  

1. State in the northern United States bordered by Michigan and Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to the east, West Virginia and Kentucky to the south, and Indiana to the west. Its capital is Columbus, and its largest city is Cleveland.

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Other Word Forms

• Ohioan adjective

Example Sentences

Guerra, a paralegal in Dayton, Ohio, said her husband liked to use his phone to look up information about the movies they were watching.

From The Wall Street Journal

At his studio in Zanesville, Ohio, about 300 miles west of the US capital Washington, Cottrill speaks proudly of his work.

From Barron's

The increase was driven by filers in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, and New York—all states impacted by the storm.

From Barron's

Ohio, where I am from, and Wisconsin, where my fiancee teaches, do this, and they have good old-fashioned snow days.

From The Wall Street Journal

She also addressed the potential economic consequences of his effort to deport the Haitian community of Springfield, Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times