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Idaho

American  
[ahy-duh-hoh] / ˈaɪ dəˌhoʊ /

noun

  1. a state in the northwestern United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Boise. ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.

  2. a variety of potato, a russet Burbank grown in Idaho.


Idaho British  
/ ˈaɪdəˌhəʊ /

noun

  1. Abbreviation: Id..   Ida..   ID.  a state of the northwestern US: consists chiefly of ranges of the Rocky Mountains, with the Snake River basin in the south; important for agriculture ( Idaho potatoes ), livestock, and silver-mining. Capital: Boise. Pop: 1 366 332 (2003 est). Area: 216 413 sq km (83 557 sq miles)

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Idaho Cultural  
  1. State in the Rocky Mountains bordered by British Columbia, Canada, to the north; Montana and Wyoming to the east; Utah and Nevada to the south; and Oregon and Washington to the west. Its capital and largest city is Boise.


Other Word Forms

  • Idahoan adjective

Example Sentences

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I have climbed the Grand Tetons of Wyoming, and hunted bull elk in the primitive area of Idaho.

From Literature

Production capacity is unlikely to shift significantly until mid-2027, when Micron begins wafer output from a $50 billion expansion of its facilities in Idaho.

From Barron's

Production capacity is unlikely to shift significantly until mid-2027, when Micron begins wafer output from a $50 billion expansion of its facilities in Idaho.

From Barron's

BOISE, Idaho—Each afternoon at around 4:30, the earth here shakes from a series of controlled explosions, as engineers blast through basalt bedrock to flatten out the ground underneath a gigantic new semiconductor factory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many of the region’s most productive housing factories are located in Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times