Indianan
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editIndianan (plural Indianans)
- (uncommon, proscribed) Synonym of Hoosier (“a native or inhabitant of Indiana”)
- 1958, Olin Dee Morrison, Indiana, Hoosier State, volume 4, page 66:
- Indianans thought of it as a war far away in which they could not become involved.
Usage notes
edit- This term is not used by natives of Indiana; Hoosier is the only term used in the state. Additionally, since 2016, according to the United States Government Publishing Office Style Manual, the term Hoosier must be used in all official government documents to refer to natives or residents of Indiana.[1]
Hypernyms
editAdjective
editIndianan (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Indiana.
Synonyms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ United States Government Publishing Office (2016) “Chapter 5: Spelling”, in Style manual : an official guide to the form and style of federal government publications[1], Washington, DC, →ISBN, →LCCN, Nationalities, etc., page 95
Esperanto
editNoun
editIndianan
- accusative singular of Indiana
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