Indiana
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- proper noun
- /ˌɪn.dɪˈæn.ə/
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Indiana
- Shelby, Indiana, was not the most exciting place to grow up.
- Indiana University
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Bloomington, Indiana
Just been living in Indiana having a great time there.
- Just been living in Indiana having a great time there.
- But then, as the Hyundai crept through Hancock County, Indiana, something changed.
- The And now I'm a professor at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.
- So Theo, this is Luke calling from the Southern Indiana local area.
- OK, this next box came from Shannon in Indiana.
Examples
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Ms. Moon recently won the Leadership Award of the Indiana Association of the Gifted.
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I'm just a girl from a very small town in Indiana.
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Just been living in Indiana, having a great time there.
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I just thought, Indiana, this is where I guess it all happens.
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This is a bar in Indiana where I'm from.
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I'm gonna take the next train to Indiana to see my mother.
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The project was sponsored by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and U.S. EPA.
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Robert L. Cowden is chairman of the Department of Music at Indiana State University, Bloomington.
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For instance, a middle school teacher-librarian in Indiana uses her blog The Brain Lair, thebrainlair.com, to encourage reading.
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I'm planning a road trip to Indiana next summer to explore its beautiful parks.
Synonyms
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A common name for the United States state of Indiana whose capital is Indianapolis
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Indiana comes from the English word Indian plus an ending that means 'land of', so it meant 'land of the Indians'. That's why the state's name refers to the Native American people who lived there.