Ohio

[oh-hahy-oh]

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.

Ohio

/ 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)

Ohio

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.

Other Word Forms

• Ohioan adjective

Example Sentences

I couldn’t help but notice that while Nico Iamaleava sat out the Ohio State game because of concussion symptoms, two other college quarterbacks and former Bruins had their portal teams rolling.

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He absorbed several punishing hits against Nebraska earlier this month before developing concussion symptoms over the next week, forcing him to miss the game against Ohio State.

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At a recent Columbus, Ohio, concert, an attending friend tells me, the 83-year-old played nearly three hours without a break.

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Combined, Kentucky assembles more than a million vehicles a year, trailing only Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, according to AutoForecast Solutions, an automotive analytics company.

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She began her career as news editor at the Business Review.Liz is a graduate of the Ohio State University.

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