Idaho

American  

[ahy-duh-hoh] / ˈaɪ dəˌhoʊ /

noun

1. a state in the northwestern United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Boise. ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.

2. a variety of potato, a russet Burbank grown in Idaho.

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Idaho British  

/ ˈaɪdəˌhəʊ /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Id..   Ida..   ID.  a state of the northwestern US: consists chiefly of ranges of the Rocky Mountains, with the Snake River basin in the south; important for agriculture ( Idaho potatoes ), livestock, and silver-mining. Capital: Boise. Pop: 1 366 332 (2003 est). Area: 216 413 sq km (83 557 sq miles)

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Idaho Cultural  

1. State in the Rocky Mountains bordered by British Columbia, Canada, to the north; Montana and Wyoming to the east; Utah and Nevada to the south; and Oregon and Washington to the west. Its capital and largest city is Boise.

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Other Word Forms

• Idahoan
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Idaho

In the 2016 documentary “David Lynch: The Art Life,” Lynch described the geography of his childhood in Boise, Idaho, as both tiny and inexhaustible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The researchers propose that this ancient escarpment crossed areas that today include Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Cities and towns that Amazon says its Prime Air drone delivery service will cover by the end of the year, including metro Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, Syracuse, N.Y., and Boise, Idaho.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Idaho has no dedicated water cybersecurity mandate, but created a fund that rewards projects that build in “cyber-informed design principles” from the start.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

It was my second look at Jesse, still in his Emco Computer shirt, but my first at Eric, who appeared much more the Idaho farm kid than the classic geek.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz