Indianapolis
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Indianapolis
- /ɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/
- [ɪndɪi̯əˈnæpʰəlɪs]
Rhymes with -æpəlɪs
Where it comes from
Coined by American jurist from Indiana Jeremiah Sullivan, from the state's name Indiana + -polis.
proper noun
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The capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated.
In the late 1960s, the political and business establishment of Indianapolis and Marion County used the economic development argument, among others, to consolidate their governments into a single jurisdiction known as Unigov. Established by legislative action in 1970, this city/county consolidation s
Similar: Circle City, Crossroads of America, India-no-place, Indy, Naptown, Railroad City, Unigov
- IMS; Ellipsis of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (“The Brickyard”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chicago, bloomington, indiana, marion, nap, indy, naptown, marion county, circle city, grant county, columbus, madison, madison county, monroe county, miami county, jackson county
Translations
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name capital of the State of Indiana, USA
| Español | Indianápolis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인디애나폴리스 Indiaenapolliseu |
| 日本語 | インディアナポリス Indianaporisu |
| 中文 | 印第安納波利斯 /印第安纳波利斯 Yìndì'ānnàbōlìsī |
| हिन्दी | इंडियानापोलिस iṇḍiyānāpolis |
| Kiswahili | Indianapolis |
| Português | Indianápolis |
| Français | Indianapolis |
| Deutsch | Indianapolis |
| Italiano | Indianapolis |
| Ελληνικά | Ινδιανάπολις Indianápolis, Ινδιανάπολη Indianápoli, Ιντιανάπολις Intianápolis, Ιντιανάπολη Intianápoli |
| Română | Indianapolis |
| Русский | Индиана́полис Indianápolis |
| Tiếng Việt | Indianapolis |
| العربية | إِنْدِيَانَابُولِيس ʔindiyānābūlīs |
| עברית | אינדיאנפוליס |
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