Hoosier State

Hoo´sier State

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Indiana; - a nickname of obscure origin.

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Hoosier State - a state in midwestern United States Indiana, IN Corn Belt - the midwestern states where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Bloomington - a university town in south central Indiana Evansville - a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River Fort Wayne - a city in northeastern Indiana Gary - a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production capital of Indiana, Indianapolis - the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race Lafayette - a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River Muncie - a town in east central Indiana South Bend - a city in northern Indiana Wabash, Wabash River - a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana