1. (n.)Idaho a state in the NW United States. 1,293,953; 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km).
Definition of 'Idaho'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Idaho, Gem State, ID a state in the Rocky Mountains
Definitions of 'Idaho'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Idaho one of the north-western States of the American Union, surrounded by Washington and Oregon in the W., Nevada and Utah in the S., Wyoming in the E., and Montana, from which it is separated by a branch of the Rocky Mountains, in the NE., the shortnorthernboundary touches Canada; the country is traversed by lofty mountain ranges cut up into deepriver valleys and cañons, is extremely rugged in its northern parts, and chiefly useful for cattle-raising; there is a plateau in the centre, some arid prairieland in the S., and lake districts in the N. and in the SE.; grainfarming is restricted to fringes along the river banks; the SnakeRiver flows through the whole S.; silver, lead, gold, and copper mines are wrought successfully, and coal is found; the State was admitted to the Union in 1890; a fifth of the population are Mormons; there are still 4000 Indians. Boisé City (2) is the capital. Iddesleigh, Earl Of