Circle City

proper noun

The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. USinformalThe city of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

    Herschel Ringold joined his son-in-law Moses Cohen in the scarp business a year after Moses opened his yard, but he left part of his family in Indianapolis. Herschel’s son Samuel remained in the Circle City in order to finish his schooling.

    1913, “Jews in Muncie”, in Indiana Magazine of History, volumes 80–81, Indiana University, page 135
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    With its selection as Indiana’s capital in 1821, Indianapolis was destined to become a major Midwestern hub. Through the decades that followed, the Circle City led Indiana into its golden age, when the state was one of the largest industrial and agricultural producers in the nation.

    2005 October 28, Jeffrey Tenuth, Indianapolis: A Circle City History, Arcadia, →ISBN, page back cover
  2. USinformalThe city of Corona, California, United States.
  3. USinformalThe city of Dothan, Alabama, United States.
  4. USinformalThe city of Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States.

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APA

Circle City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Circle%20City

MLA

“Circle City.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Circle%20City. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Circle City,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Circle%20City.

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