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Indiana

Syllables: In·di·an·aUK/ˌɪndiˈænə//ˌɪndiˈænə/

Indiana proper noun: a state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis. Also the ellipsis of Indiana County.

Proper noun

Indiana (countable and uncountable, plural Indianas)

  1. A state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis.
    • After some political wrangling, the state legislature acquiesced to the will of the majority of the Marion County delegation and approved the Unigov bill in the winter of 1969. The legislation applied to ANY city in Indiana that had a population of 250,000 or more. The population threshold has been...2014 May, Jeff Wachter, “40 Years After Unigov: Indianapolis and Marion County’s experience with consolidated government”, in Abell Foundation, page 9
  2. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
  3. A ghost town in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A borough, the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. A barangay of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines.
  6. (rare) A male given name.
  7. (rare) A female given name.

Also used as

Indiana is also the ellipsis of Indiana County.

Indiana is also the ellipsis of Indiana University.

Indiana meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Arabic

Indiana in Hindi

US state
इंडियाना iṇḍiyānā, इण्डियाना iṇḍiyānā

Indiana in Marathi

US state
इंडियाना iṇḍiyānā

Indiana in Telugu

US state
ఇండియానా iṇḍiyānā

Indiana in Arabic

US state
إنديانا ʔindiyānā
More languagesFewer languages
Indiana in Thai
อินดีแอนา in-dii-ɛɛ-nâa

Synonyms of Indiana

Forms of Indiana

pluralIndianas

Origin of Indiana

From Indian + -a. From Indiana Territory, dating from 1800, noting the territory's large Native American Indian population. From Indian Territory.

Words formed from Indiana

Phrases with Indiana

Words that rhyme with Indiana

13 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Indiana

What does Indiana mean?
Indiana means a state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis.
What is Indiana in Hindi?
Indiana in Hindi is इंडियाना (iṇḍiyānā), इण्डियाना (iṇḍiyānā). See Indiana meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Indiana?
Indiana is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Indiana?
Indiana is pronounced /ˌɪndiˈænə/ (US).

Words near Indiana in the dictionary

  1. Indian yellow
  2. Indian's dream
  3. Indian-American
  4. Indian-Americans
  5. Indian-meal moth
  6. Indiana
  7. Indiana bat
  8. Indiana bats
  9. Indiana County
  10. Indiana Jones
  11. Indiana Joneses

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