1. (n.)Indiana a state in the central United States. 6,080,485; 36,291 sq. mi. (93,995 sq. km).
Definition of 'Indiana'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Indiana, Hoosier State, IN a state in midwestern United States
2. (noun)Indiana, Robert Indiana United States pop artist (born 1928)
Definitions of 'Indiana'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Indiana one of the smaller but most populous States of the American Union, lies between LakeMichigan and the Ohio River, with Ohio on the E. and Illinois on the W.; the climate is marked by extremes of heat and cold; the country is somewhat hilly in the S., is mostly level, well watered, and very fertile; agriculture is the chief industry, cereals, potatoes, and tobacco forming the chief crops; there is greatmineral wealth, with extensive and varied industries, embracing iron, glass, and textile manufactures, waggon-building, and furniture-making; petroleumwells are abundant, and in one part of the territorynatural gas is found in great quantities. First occupied by the French, Indiana was acquired by Britain in 1763, ceded to America 1783, and admitted to the Union in 1816; education in the Stateuniversity and schools is free; besides Indianapolis, the capital, the largest towns are Evansville (50), FortWayne (30), and Terre Haute (30).