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Illinoisan

American  
[il-uh-noi-uhn, -noi-zuhn] / ˌɪl əˈnɔɪ ən, -ˈnɔɪ zən /
Also Illinoisian.

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Illinois.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Illinois or its inhabitants.

Illinoisan British  
/ ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪən, ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪzɪən, ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Illinois

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Illinois or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Illinoisan

Illinois + -an


Example Sentences

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What would Durbin’s fellow Illinoisan, Bob “Chicago Pope” Prevost, say about all this?

From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2025

The perimeter had been established because the jail was on night shift lockdown status, the Southern Illinoisan reported.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale reports a letter signed by senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and the state’s 18 U.S.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 4, 2019

The Southern Illinoisan reports that the 1,200-square-foot facility opens Aug. 16 with an open house at the Student Center.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2019

All who saw knew that the injury must be severe, but it might have been the scratch of a pin for any effect which it seemed to produce on the Illinoisan.

From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Henry Morford

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