Etymology

Boise

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Today it means: A river in Idaho; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma. Full definition →

French la rivière boisée
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  1. French · derived fromla rivière boisée“the wooded river”
  2. English todayBoise

From French la rivière boisée (“the wooded river”).

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