Indianapolis
[in-dee-uh-nap-uh-lis]
- a city in and the capital of Indiana, in the central part.
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Indiana
[in-dee-an-uh]
- RobertRobert Clarke, born 1928, U.S. painter of pop art.
- a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 36,291 sq. mi. (93,995 sq. km). Capital: Indianapolis. Abbreviation: IN (for use with zip code), Ind.
- a city in W central Pennsylvania.
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Examples from the Web for indianapolis
Contemporary Examples
Kassig traveled to Beirut during spring break while he was studying at Butler University in Indianapolis.
They were reading the Lodi News-Sentinel and the Indianapolis Star and the Milwaukee Journal.
This weekend, the battle will commence when the “Moms” and their allies demonstrate outside the NRA Convention in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis Colts, the team that drafted him first overall in 1998, released him during that offseason.
With Sanders, Indianapolis had the second-best run defense in the playoffs.
Historical Examples
The Woman's Club of Indianapolis, founded in 1875, is the oldest in the city.
Booth Tarkington was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1869.
Two months later he wrote from Indianapolis accepting the call.
Sixty years with Plymouth ChurchStephen M. Griswold
The home schools at Indianapolis and Providence are, perhaps, typical.
The New EducationScott Nearing
Once upon a day there was a grocer who lived in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7Elbert Hubbard
Indianapolis
- a city in central Indiana: the state capital. Pop: 783 438 (2003 est)
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Indiana
- 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)Abbreviation: Ind, (with zip code) IN
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Word Origin and History for indianapolis
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Indiana
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Indianapolis
Capital of Indiana and largest city in the state.
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Note
Known for a five-hundred-mile automobile race (the Indianapolis [Indy] 500) held each year in late May.
Indiana
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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