Ohio

Proper noun

1. A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Columbus.
   • Mountweazel, the encyclopedia indicates, was born in Bangs, Ohio, in 1942, only to die “at 31 in an explosion while on assignment for Combustibles magazine.” - 2005 August 21, Henry Alford, “Not a Word”, in The New...
   • The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle...
   • In the House, Reps. Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, Max Miller, an Ohio Republican, and Jared Moskowitz, a Florida Democrat, are also leading the effort. - 2024 May 1, Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Kristin Wilson,...
2. A river in the United States, flowing 981 miles from the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania through Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois along state borders and emptying into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois.
3. Ellipsis of Ohio University.

   Synonyms: OU

   Coordinate Terms: Ohio State OSU

4. A locale in the United States; named for the state:

   1. A town in Herkimer County, New York.

   2. A village in Illinois.

   3. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.

   4. An unincorporated community in Texas.

   5. A number of townships, listed under Ohio Township.

5. A locale in Canada:

   1. A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.

   2. A community in Digby County, Nova Scotia.

   3. A community in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.