a state in the Middle West of the US; population 6,376,792 (est. 2008); capital, Indianapolis. It was colonized by the French in the 18th century and ceded to Britain in 1763. It passed to the US in 1783 and became the 19th state in 1816.
Derivatives
Indianan
noun & adjective
Indiana in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of Indiana in the US English dictionary
