Definitions for idahoˈaɪ dəˌhoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
I•da•hoˈaɪ dəˌhoʊ(n.)
a state in the NW United States. 1,293,953; 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Boise.; Abbr.: ID 3 , Ida. 4
Princeton's WordNet
Idaho, Gem State, ID(noun)
a state in the Rocky Mountains
Wiktionary
Idaho(Noun)
An Idaho potato.
Idaho(ProperNoun)
A Capital: Boise.
Origin: When a name was being selected for new territory, eccentric lobbyist George M. Willing suggested "Idaho," which he claimed was a Native American term meaning "gem of the mountains". It was later revealed Willing had made up the name himself.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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 short northern boundary touches Canada; the country is traversed by lofty mountain ranges cut up into deep river 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 prairie land in the S., and lake districts in the N. and in the SE.; grain farming is restricted to fringes along the river banks; the Snake River 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
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