Indiana
pronunciation
How to pronounce Indiana in British English:
UK [ˈindiˈænə]
How to pronounce Indiana in American English:
US [ˌɪndiˈænə]
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- Noun:
- a state in midwestern United States
Word Origin
- Indiana
- named mid-18c. by French explorers or settlers; see Indian + Latin-derived place-name suffix -ana. Organized as a U.S. territory 1800, admitted as a state 1816.
Example
- 1. In 1931 james dean was born in marion indiana .
- 2. The recession knocked indiana backwards .
- 3. Union protests spread to ohio and indiana .
- 4. Maize on a drought-hit farm in indiana .
- 5. Indiana 's governor is a likeable wonk .