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  2. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    The CIA World Factbook says "The name Samoa is composed of two parts, 'sa', meaning sacred, and 'moa', meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternately, it can mean 'place of the sacred moa bird' of Polynesian mythology." [113] "American" is ultimately derived from Amerigo Vespucci. [114]

  3. List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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    Arizona Either from árida zona, meaning "Arid Zone", or from a Spanish word of Basque origin meaning "The Good Oak" California (from the name of a fictional island country in Las sergas de Esplandián, a popular Spanish chivalric romance by Garci Rodríguez de Mon talvo) Colorado (meaning "red [colored]", "ruddy" or "colored" in masculine form.

  4. Illinois Country - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois Country (French: Pays des Illinois [pɛ.i dez‿i.li.nwa]; lit. ' land of the Illinois people '; Spanish: País de los ilinueses), also referred to as Upper Louisiana (French: Haute-Louisiane [ot.lwi.zjan]; Spanish: Alta Luisiana), was a vast region of New France claimed in the 1600s that later fell under Spanish and British control before becoming what is now part of the ...

  5. ni la - not even; ni retroceder ni rendirse - neither back down nor surrender; no aprobaba - did not approve; nocaut - knockout; no cometí crímenes - I committed no crimes; no debería pasar - should not happen; no estaban de acuerdo - they did not agree; no hace uso - does not make use; no han parado - they have not stopped; no hay tapa ...

  6. List of municipalities in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. "Cities in Illinois" redirects here. For unincorporated communities, see List of unincorporated communities in Illinois. For CDPs, see List of census-designated places in Illinois. Map of the United States with Illinois highlighted Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United ...

  7. Illinois - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] This etymology is not supported by the Illinois language, [citation needed] as the word for "man" is ireniwa, and plural of "man" is ireniwaki. The name Illiniwek has also been said to mean 'tribe of superior men', [15] which is a false etymology. The name Illinois derives from the Miami-Illinois verb irenwe·wa 'he speaks

  8. List of Illinois placenames of Native American origin - Wikipedia

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    Maquon – from the Algonquian language A-ma-quon-sip-pi, Amaquon meaning mussel, or mussel shell; Maroa – named after the Maroa Indians; Mascoutah – a derivative of the Mascouten tribe. Mendota – The name "Mendota" is derived from a Native American word meaning "junction of two trails". Menominee – Named after the Menominee Indian tribe.

  9. List of English–Spanish interlingual homographs - Wikipedia

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    Because Spanish is a Romance language (which means it evolved from Latin), many of its words are either inherited from Latin or derive from Latin words. Although English is a Germanic language , it, too, incorporates thousands of Latinate words that are related to words in Spanish. [ 3 ]