Indiana

See also: Indianą, indiana, and indiāņa

English

Etymology

    From Indian +‎ -a. From Indiana Territory, dating from 1800, noting the territory's large Native American Indian population. From Indian Territory.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪndiˈænə/, [ˌɪndiˈeə̯nə] ~ [ˌɪndiˈɛə̯nə]
      • Audio (US):(file)
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪndiˈænə/
    • (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˌɪndɪjˈanə/
    • (Australia) IPA(key): /ˌɪndiˈæːnə/, [ˌɪndiˈæːnə] ~ [ˌɪndiˈɛːnə] ~ [ˌɪndiˈeːnə]
    • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌəndiˈɛnə/
    • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌɪndeˈanə/
    • (Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɪndiˈanə/
    • Rhymes: -ænə
    • Hyphenation: In‧di‧an‧a

    Proper noun

    Indiana (countable and uncountable, plural Indianas)

    1. A placename.
      1. A state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis.
        Synonyms: (nickname) Crossroads of America, IN, Ind.
        • 2014 May, Jeff Wachter, “40 Years After Unigov: Indianapolis and Marion County’s experience with consolidated government”, in Abell Foundation‎[1], page 9‎[2]:
          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 municipality of São Paulo, Brazil.
      3. A ghost town in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
      4. A borough, the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.
      5. A barangay of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines.
        Coordinate terms: Abian, Abinganan, Aliaga, Almaguer North, Almaguer South, Banggot, Barat, Buag, Calaocan, Dullao, Homestead, Indiana, Mabuslo, Macate, Magsaysay Hills, Manamtam, Mauan, Pallas, Salinas, San Antonio North, San Antonio South, San Fernando, San Leonardo, Santo Domingo Proper, Santo Domingo West — barangays of Bambang
      6. Ellipsis of Indiana County: a county of Pennsylvania, United States.
    2. Ellipsis of Indiana University.
      Synonyms: Indiana, IU
      Coordinate terms: Indiana State, ISU (not to be confused); IUP (not to be confused)
    3. (rare) A unisex given name.
      1. (rare) A male given name.
      2. (rare) A female given name.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    See also

    Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
    States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
    Federal district: Washington, D.C.
    Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

    Danish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Indiana.

    Proper noun

    Indiana (genitive Indianas)

    1. Indiana (a state of the United States)

    Esperanto

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /indiˈana/
    • Rhymes: -ana
    • Syllabification: In‧di‧a‧na

    Adjective

    Indiana (accusative singular Indianan, plural Indianaj, accusative plural Indianajn)

    1. Native American; American Indian
      Li parolas tri Indianajn lingvojn. ― He speaks three Native American languages.

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    Further reading

    Finnish

    Etymology

    From English Indiana.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈindiɑnɑ/, [ˈindiˌɑ̝nɑ̝]
    • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
    • Syllabification(key): In‧di‧a‧na
    • Hyphenation(key): In‧dia‧na

    Proper noun

    Indiana

    1. Indiana (a state of the United States)

    Declension

    Inflection of Indiana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    nominative Indiana —
    genitive Indianan —
    partitive Indianaa —
    illative Indianaan —
    singular plural
    nominative Indiana —
    accusative nom. Indiana —
    gen. Indianan
    genitive Indianan —
    partitive Indianaa —
    inessive Indianassa —
    elative Indianasta —
    illative Indianaan —
    adessive Indianalla —
    ablative Indianalta —
    allative Indianalle —
    essive Indianana —
    translative Indianaksi —
    abessive Indianatta —
    instructive — —
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Indiana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Indianani —
    accusative nom. Indianani —
    gen. Indianani
    genitive Indianani —
    partitive Indianaani —
    inessive Indianassani —
    elative Indianastani —
    illative Indianaani —
    adessive Indianallani —
    ablative Indianaltani —
    allative Indianalleni —
    essive Indiananani —
    translative Indianakseni —
    abessive Indianattani —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Indianasi —
    accusative nom. Indianasi —
    gen. Indianasi
    genitive Indianasi —
    partitive Indianaasi —
    inessive Indianassasi —
    elative Indianastasi —
    illative Indianaasi —
    adessive Indianallasi —
    ablative Indianaltasi —
    allative Indianallesi —
    essive Indiananasi —
    translative Indianaksesi —
    abessive Indianattasi —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Indianamme —
    accusative nom. Indianamme —
    gen. Indianamme
    genitive Indianamme —
    partitive Indianaamme —
    inessive Indianassamme —
    elative Indianastamme —
    illative Indianaamme —
    adessive Indianallamme —
    ablative Indianaltamme —
    allative Indianallemme —
    essive Indiananamme —
    translative Indianaksemme —
    abessive Indianattamme —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Indiananne —
    accusative nom. Indiananne —
    gen. Indiananne
    genitive Indiananne —
    partitive Indianaanne —
    inessive Indianassanne —
    elative Indianastanne —
    illative Indianaanne —
    adessive Indianallanne —
    ablative Indianaltanne —
    allative Indianallenne —
    essive Indianananne —
    translative Indianaksenne —
    abessive Indianattanne —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Indianansa —
    accusative nom. Indianansa —
    gen. Indianansa
    genitive Indianansa —
    partitive Indianaansa —
    inessive Indianassaan
    Indianassansa
    —
    elative Indianastaan
    Indianastansa
    —
    illative Indianaansa —
    adessive Indianallaan
    Indianallansa
    —
    ablative Indianaltaan
    Indianaltansa
    —
    allative Indianalleen
    Indianallensa
    —
    essive Indiananaan
    Indiananansa
    —
    translative Indianakseen
    Indianaksensa
    —
    abessive Indianattaan
    Indianattansa
    —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —

    Derived terms

    Haitian Creole

    Etymology

    From English Indiana.

    Proper noun

    Indiana

    1. Indiana (a state of the United States)
      Synonym: Enndyana

    Italian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English Indiana.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /inˈdja.na/
      • Rhymes: -ana
      • Hyphenation: In‧dià‧na

      Proper noun

      Indiana f

      1. Indiana (a state of the United States)

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      Divisions of the United States of America in Italian (layout · text)
      Stati: Alabama · Alasca (Alaska) · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana (Louisiana) · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Carolina Settentrionale · Nord Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Carolina Meridionale · Sud Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming
      Distretto federale: Washington D.C.
      Territori: Samoa americane · Guam · Isole Marianne Settentrionali · Porto Rico · Isole minori esterne degli Stati Uniti · Isole Vergini Americane

      Japanese

      Romanization

      Indiana

      1. Rōmaji transcription of インディアナ

      Latin

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Indiāna f sg (genitive Indiānae); first declension

      1. (New Latin) Indiana (a state of the United States)

      Declension

      First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

      singular
      nominative Indiāna
      genitive Indiānae
      dative Indiānae
      accusative Indiānam
      ablative Indiānā
      vocative Indiāna
      locative Indiānae

      Polish

      Etymology

        Unadapted borrowing from English Indiana.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /inˈdja.na/
        • Audio:(file)
        • Rhymes: -ana
        • Syllabification: In‧dia‧na

        Proper noun

        Indiana f

        1. Indiana (a state of the United States)
          pieczęć Indiany ― seal of Indiana
          Kwiatem stanowym Indiany jest piwonia. ― The state flower of Indiana is the peony.

        Declension

        Further reading

        • “Indiana”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)

        Portuguese

        Etymology

          Borrowed from English Indiana.

          Pronunciation

          • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɐ̃.nɐ/, (faster) /ĩˈd͡ʒjɐ̃.nɐ/
           

          • Rhymes: -ɐnɐ
          • Homophone: indiana
          • Hyphenation: In‧di‧a‧na

          Proper noun

          Indiana m (demonym indianense)

          1. Indiana (a state of the United States)

          Proper noun

          Indiana f (demonym indianense)

          1. Indiana (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)

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          Slovak

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /indiana/, [ˈindiana]
          • Rhymes: -ana
          • Hyphenation: In‧di‧a‧na

          Proper noun

          Indiana f (demonym Indiančan, female demonym Indiančanka)

          1. Indiana (a state of the United States)

          Declension

          Declension of Indiana
          (pattern žena)
          singular
          nominativeIndiana
          genitiveIndiany
          dativeIndiane
          accusativeIndianu
          locativeIndiane
          instrumentalIndianou

          Further reading

          • “Indiana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

          Spanish

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /inˈdjana/ [ĩn̪ˈd̪ja.na]
          • Rhymes: -ana
          • Syllabification: In‧dia‧na

          Proper noun

          Indiana f

          1. Indiana (a state of the United States)

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