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Indiana

proper noun

  1. American state
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɪndiˈænə/ / [ˌɪndɪi̯ˈænə] / /ˌɪndiˈeə̯nə/

name

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

  1. A placename.

    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 subsequently raised to 600,000 to prevent other cities from consolidating.

  2. A placename.
  3. A placename.
  4. A placename.
  5. A placename.
  6. A placename.
  7. Ellipsis of Indiana University.
  8. A unisex given name.
  9. A unisex given name.