Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or belonging to the State of Ohio, one of the United States.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of the State of Ohio.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A resident of Ohio.
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- noun An inhabitant or a resident of the state of
Ohio .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native or resident of Ohio
Etymologies
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Examples
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The "Ohioan" had soon gone west again with his division, and was probably fair game.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Jacob Dolson Cox 1864
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Amie looks like the kind of Ohioan that payday-lending opponents are trying to protect.
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The GOP to take the House (for checks and balances, and an Ohioan Speaker).
Will Bower: Will's Wish List for Election 2010 Will Bower 2010
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One of the members of the surprisingly large Ohioan SF Revolution, Paul is also one of the relatively newer names of the watchlist and one of the names that SF Signal helped me discover.
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For starters though: as an Ohioan, I'm glad that we'll have a Speaker Boehner, if for nothing else than it's been 57 years since an Ohioan has sat in one of the big three positions of power (President, Speaker, or Senate Majority Leader), with the last being Senate Majority Leader Robert Taft in 1953.
Will Bower: Will's Wish List for Election 2010 Will Bower 2010
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As an Ohioan, and a Clevelander at that, I would like to remark that those who simply say good riddance may want to think twice.
Voinovich to Retire From Senate in 2010 - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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John Boehner, the emotional Ohioan about to become the House's new speaker, took his time, shaking hands with colleagues and their children on his way to the rostrum.
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Boehner, through it all, stood by his fellow Ohioan.
John Boehner To Campaign With Rich Iott, Candidate Who Dressed As SS Officer The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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John Boehner, the emotional Ohioan about to become the House's new speaker, took his time, shaking hands with colleagues and their children on his way to the rostrum.
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The 36-year-old Ohioan, also a writer for Showtime's "Nurse Jackie," has written eight plays, including "Gruesome Playground Injuries."
On Stage 2011
dailyword commented on the word Ohioan
My mom is this.
September 5, 2012