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indianapolis

/ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/

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What does indianapolis mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated.
  2. IMS; Ellipsis of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (“The Brickyard”).

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/

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He had respect for the married state, and thought only of some pretty marriageable girls in Indianapolis.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
He was next engaged at Fort Wayne, and behaved so well that he was promoted to a station at Indianapolis.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979
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There are letters of the children written from Indianapolis to their mothers, letters found in Holmes' possession, which had never reached her.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
He had been a manufacturer of electrical apparatus in Indianapolis, until Vail's policy of consolidation drew him into the central group of pioneers and pathfinders.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819
Christian Influences: Indianapolis is a city of numerous beautiful churches of all denominations, many of which are in the immediate vicinity of the Institute.
Benjamin Nathaniel BogueStammering, its cause and cureProject Gutenberg ebook #4256