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

“The last thing you want to hear as an investor is that the door is closing,” said Hendricks, an Ohio resident who first invested in private credit about two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

East of Columbus, Ohio, where New Albany has become another data-center hot spot, community development director Jennifer Chrysler last year gave so many presentations to out-of-town peers that it strained her small staff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Baker-Mazara hadn’t played since the beginning of February, and in back-to-back losses to Illinois and Ohio State, the Trojans undoubtedly missed his spark.

From Los Angeles Times

Developed by Softbank-backed SB Energy, the Ohio plant could produce enough electricity for five million people.

From Barron's

DC Water, the water and wastewater utility in Washington, has diverted about 40 million gallons of sewage a day into a section of the nearly 200-year-old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal to bypass the break.

From The Wall Street Journal