Ohio River

proper noun

A major river in the United States, flowing 981 miles from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela at Pittsburgh into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois.

OriginSeneca ohiːyoʼ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USA major river in the United States, flowing 981 miles from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela at Pittsburgh into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois.

Origin

  1. Senecaohiːyoʼ
  2. EnglishOhio River

From Seneca ohiːyoʼ, a proper name derived from ohiːyoːh (“good river”), itself already containing the term "river" in Seneca. See more at Ohio.

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Translations

Thai แม่น้ำโอไฮโอ, โอไฮโอ
  • แม่น้ำโอไฮโอriver
  • โอไฮโอ (oo-hai-ôo)river
Cite this entry
APA

Ohio River. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ohio%20River

MLA

“Ohio River.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ohio%20River. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ohio River,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ohio%20River.

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