INDIANA


Meaning of INDIANA in English

I. |indē|anə adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Indiana, state in the north central U.S., from New Latin indiana, feminine of indianus, adjective, Indian (sense 2a), from Medieval Latin, Indian (sense 1a)

: of or from the state of Indiana

Indiana writers

: of the kind or style prevalent in Indiana : indianan

II. noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: from Indiana, state in the north central United States

: a vivid purplish red that is redder, lighter, and stronger than rubellite and bluer and deeper than malmaison rose

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