Definitions for Indiana
ˌɪn diˈæn əIn·di·ana

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1. Indiana, Hoosier State, IN(noun)

   a state in midwestern United States

2. Indiana, Robert Indiana(noun)

   United States pop artist (born 1928)

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1. Indiana(ProperNoun)

   A Capital and largest city: Indianapolis.

Origin: From English "Indiana Territory," dating from 1800, noting the territory's large Native American population (of which there are less than 8,000 today).

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1. Indiana

   Indiana is a U.S. state located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Indiana is the least extensive state in the contiguous United States west of the Appalachian Mountains. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. Before it became a territory, varying cultures of indigenous peoples and historic Native Americans inhabited Indiana for thousands of years. Since its founding as a territory, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio, and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states, particularly Kentucky and Tennessee. Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $214 billion in 2005. Indiana has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller industrial cities and towns. Indiana is home to several major sports teams and athletic events including the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, the NBA's Indiana Pacers, the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, and the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 motorsports races.

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1. Indiana

   one of the smaller but most populous States of the American Union, lies between Lake Michigan 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 great mineral wealth, with extensive and varied industries, embracing iron, glass, and textile manufactures, waggon-building, and furniture-making; petroleum wells are abundant, and in one part of the territory natural 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 State university and schools is free; besides Indianapolis, the capital, the largest towns are Evansville (50), Fort Wayne (30), and Terre Haute (30).

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1. Indiana

   From the great number of Indians that overran this state in the early days of its history.

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Indiana in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Indiana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Indiana in a Sentence

1. Zach Adamson:

   This isn't 1950 Alabama; it's 2015 Indiana.

2. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence:

   My focus needs to be on the state of Indiana.

3. Mike Pence:

   Indiana GOP is going to be fair. Indiana GOP is going to be tough.

4. Mark Ivy:

   It's taking us back decades, removing so much progress toward equality in Indiana.

5. State Senate President David Long:

   You can see that this discussion has been elevated in Indiana and it's an important one.

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