Indiana — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A placename. A state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   Crossroads of AmericaINInd.

   Examples

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   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. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. A placename. A ghost town in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

4. A placename. A borough, the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

5. A placename. A barangay of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

6. A unisex given name. A male given name.

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   • Countable
   • Rare
   • Uncountable

7. A unisex given name. A female given name.

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   • Countable
   • Rare
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. United States pop artist (born 1928)

   Synonyms

   Robert Indiana

   Broader terms

   artistcreative person