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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.


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.


Other Word Forms

  • Indianan adjective
  • Indianian adjective

Example Sentences

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Last month, she defended the billing practices, saying, “I don’t think Indiana really had any oversight, or not much.”

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Indiana is barring one of the nation’s most expensive autism-therapy providers from billing the state’s Medicaid program two weeks after the company’s practices were detailed in a Wall Street Journal article, state officials said.

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Toyota Motor will invest $1 billion in its Kentucky and Indiana manufacturing operations, part of a $10 billion U.S. plant pledge.

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Simon majored in accounting at Indiana University, where he spent his spare time reading, attending Hoosiers basketball games and pursuing fellow student Jacqueline Freed.

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Cancer treatments for her dog Dr. Indiana Jones, who died last year, cost over $30,000.

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