Illinoian

American  

[il-uh-noi-uhn] / ˌɪl əˈnɔɪ ən /

noun

1. Geology. the third stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene.

2. Illinoisan.

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adjective

1. Geology. of or relating to the Illinoian stage.

2. Illinoisan.

Etymology

Origin of Illinoian

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; Illinoi(s) + -an

Example Sentences

"What's important to remember for the governor and for every Illinoian is the Constitution has not taken the day off. It is still in full force and effect, and these religious exercise rights, it is a free exercise of religion, not a suggestion," he said.

From Fox News

Most of these are named, nearly always awkwardly, after places: Illinoian, Desmoinesian, Croixian, Kimmeridgian, and so on in like vein.

From Literature

Wondering if, for no good reason I started thinking about Sears and Roebuck or Shake ’n Bake, would it be because some Illinoian had thought it two days ago.

From Literature

Until quite recently, scholars thought the only notice of this speech came from Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune which simply identified the speaker as “a tall specimen of Illinoian.”

From Time

If Cooke's interpretations can be applied to the western side of the Gulf of Mexico, even generally, it would be supposed that sea level varied from about 300 feet lower than at present during the Illinoian Glacial Period to about 275 feet higher than at present during the Aftonian Interglacial Period.

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