Indiana

American  

[in-dee-an-uh] / ˌɪn diˈæn ə /

noun

1. Robert Robert Clarke, 1928–2018, U.S. painter of pop art.

2. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 36,291 sq. mi. (93,995 sq. km). Indianapolis. IN (for use with zip code), Ind.

3. a city in western central Pennsylvania.

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Indiana British  

/ ˌɪndɪˈænə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Ind.   IN.  a state of the N central US, in the Midwest: consists of an undulating plain, with sand dunes and lakes in the north and limestone caves in the south. Capital: Indianapolis. Pop: 6 195 643 (2003 est). Area: 93 491 sq km (36 097 sq miles)

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Indiana Cultural  

1. State in the midwestern United States bordered by Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south, and Illinois to the west. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis.

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Other Word Forms

• Indianan
  adjective
• Indianian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Indiana

Nearly two weeks after a damaging storm struck her town in Indiana, Terry Dubois is one of tens of thousands of people still without power.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Steffensen, a professor of marine biology at the University of Copenhagen, worked with Peter G. Bushnell, who teaches at Indiana University South Bend, and Richard W. Brill of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

He attended DePauw University in Indiana and received his bachelor’s degree in economics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Despite the anti-regulatory headwinds in D.C., states like New York, Indiana, and Maryland all mandate cybersecurity vulnerability assessments for their water systems.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

November sapped them with Indiana cold, but two events made Cora forget about the weather.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead