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Boise

Boise

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The capital and largest city of Idaho in the southwest part of the state
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbɔɪzi/
: Boise
  • Today was a beautiful day in Boise, Idaho.
  • Boise, Idaho
  • Boise Camera Club
  • Boise State University

Yo, this is Eddie here out in Boise, ID Boise.

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Examples

  • Study participants were elementary school students in grades two through six from Boise, Idaho.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I'm in Boise, Idaho.

  • Have you ever been to Boise?

  • After two years, he moved to Boise and joined one of the state's largest defense firms.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Alan was living in Boise, Idaho.

  • Charlotte Twight is a Professor of Economics at Boise State University.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Stan grew up in Boise, Idaho, and had lived in California most of his life.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I'm here in Boise, ID in the US to speak at the Convertkit Craft and Commerce Conference.

  • See, Boise, Idaho... seemed like sunshine... green grass, mowed lawns.

  • Have you ever been to Boise, the capital of Idaho?

Surface Forms

Boise main

Etymology

Boise comes from the French boisé, which means 'wooded', and from bois meaning 'wood'. So think of Boise as a 'city of trees' by the river, which explains why the place got that name.