Boise
English
Etymology 1
From French la rivière boisée (“the wooded river”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Boise
- 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.
- The capital and largest city of Idaho, United States, and the county seat of Ada County; probably named for the river.
- A ghost town in Texas.
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Etymology 2
Proper noun
Boise
- An English habitational surname from Old French, a variant of Boyce.
- A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon; named for American judge Reuben P. Boise.
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