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Illinoisan|ɪlɪˈnɔɪən, -ˈɔɪzən|
Also Illinoisian.
[f. Illinois + -an.]
A native or inhabitant of the state of Illinois. Cf. Illinoian n.
1836Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 14 Oct. (Th. 447), The Illinoisans are called Suckers. c1848W. Whitman in Amer. Speech (1961) XXXVI. 297 Illinoisians [are called] Suckers. 1855N.Y. Tribune 31 Dec. 6/1, I had told him I was an Illinoisian, and an editor. 1890W. Whitman Compl. Prose Works (1892) 504 Abraham Lincoln, familiar, our own, an Illinoisian. 1947Illinois: Descriptive & Hist. Guide 3 He who would describe a typical Illinoisan may well find..that his only valid generalization is that an Illinoisan is one who resides in Illinois. 1948Aurora (Illinois) Beacon-News 7 Nov. 3/1 The Illinoisan..boarded the Truman victory special at Union station here to welcome the President home. 1972Jrnl. Illinois State Hist. Soc. LXV. 245 Nor should Illinoisans be surprised that politics is ever present. |