Illinoian

Meaning of Illinoian

adjective
  1. relating to or denoting a Pleistocene glaciation in North America, preceding the Wisconsin and approximating to the Saale of northern Europe.
    the Illinoian ice sheet approached this region from the north-east
noun, singular proper noun
  1. the Pleistocene glaciation in North America or the system of deposits laid down during it.
    the available evidence is not sufficient to indicate whether the red clay is glacial drift of a stage earlier than the Illinoian

mid 19th century: from Illinois + -an.

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Hyphenation of Illinoian

Illi-noian

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • Illinoian is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with Illinoian

Arioian, Kalapooian, kalapooian, Tolstoian, Iroquoian, iroquoian

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