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Proper Noun

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   An English habitational surname from Old French, a variant of Boyce.
3. 3
   The capital and largest city of Idaho, United States, and the county seat of Ada County; probably named for the river.
4. 4
   A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon; named for American judge Reuben P. Boise.
5. 5
   A ghost town in Texas.

Synonyms

All synonyms

capital of idaho

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Boise CityBoise Countyada countycounty seatunited states of america

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