Boise

[boi-zee or, especially locally, -see] Origin

Boi·se

[boi-zee or, especially locally, -see]
noun
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail. 102,451.
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I·da·ho

[ahy-duh-hoh]
noun
1.
a state in the NW United States. 943,935; 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise. Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
2.
a variety of russet Burbank grown in Idaho.
I·da·ho·an [ahy-duh-hoh-uhn, ahy-duh-hoh-] , adjective, noun
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Boise or Boise City (ˈbɔɪzɪ, -sɪ, ˈbɔɪzɪ, -sɪ)
 
n
a city in SW Idaho: the state capital. Pop: 190 117 (2003 est)
 
Boise City or Boise City
 
n

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Boise
city in Idaho, U.S., from Fr.-Canadian boisé, lit. "wooded."
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