Il
1 American-
illinium.
abbreviation
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Illinois (approved especially for use with zip code).
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Baseball. injured list.
Players testing positive for the virus will be put on a specially designated IL, but details of their medical condition will not be disclosed.
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variant of in- (by assimilation) before l: illation.
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variant of in- (by assimilation) before l: illogical.
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variant of -ile.
civil.
abbreviation
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illustrated.
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illustration.
abbreviation
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Illinois
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Israel (international car registration)
abbreviation
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Israel
Example Sentences
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Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
The annual event was established in 1981 to celebrate the birth of North Korea's founding leader Kim Il Sung.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Just as Kim Jong Un has dressed to echo his predecessors, the sartorial symmetry underscores his daughter’s connection to the “Mount Paektu bloodline”—those with a direct lineage to North Korean founder Kim Il Sung.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
Last weekend, Il Messaggero, external and Corriere della Sera, external reported the allegations in the Italian media for the first time.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
The music tinkled out shrilly, a song from Carmen or Il Trovatore.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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