# Ili

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #61,553

## Definitions
1. An automonous prefecture in Northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
2. A river situated in Xinjiang of north-western China and south-eastern Kazakhstan.

## Etymology
From Russian Или (Ili) and Uyghur ئىلى (ili), usually taken to derive from Mongolian.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ili