A state in the north-eastern US, bordering on Lake Erie; population 11,485,910 (est. 2008); capital, Columbus. Acquired by Britain from France in 1763 and by the US in 1783, it became the 17th state of the US in 1803.
Rhymes
bio, Cetshwayo, Io, ngaio
Definition of Ohio in US English:
Ohio
proper nounoʊˈhaɪoʊōˈhīō
A state in the northeastern US, bordering on Lake Erie; population 11,485,910 (est. 2008); capital, Columbus. Acquired by Britain from France in 1763 and by the US in 1783, it became the 17th state of the US in 1803.