Meanings
- The capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated.
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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 stands out as the only major post-war consolidation to be accomplished without a voter referendum. This report considers Indianapolis’ experience under 40 years of consolidated government to better understand both the benefits and potential drawbacks of unified government in general and the Unigov model in particular.
2014 May 28, Jeff Wachter, “40 Years After Unigov: Indianapolis and Marion County’s experience with consolidated government”, in Abell Foundation, page 1Synonyms: Circle City, Crossroads of America, India-no-place, Indy, Naptown, Railroad City, Unigov
- IMS; Ellipsis of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (“The Brickyard”).
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated.
Origin
Coined by American jurist from Indiana Jeremiah Sullivan, from the state's name Indiana + -polis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Arabic إِنْدِيَانَابُولِيس
- إِنْدِيَانَابُولِيس (ʔindiyānābūlīs)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Basque Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Bengali ইন্ডিয়ানাপোলিস
- ইন্ডিয়ানাপোলিস (inḍiẏanapōliś)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Bulgarian Индианаполис
- Индианаполисcapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Catalan Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Chinese Mandarin 印第安納波利斯 /印第安纳波利斯
- 印第安納波利斯 /印第安纳波利斯 (Yìndì'ānnàbōlìsī)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Czech Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Danish Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Dutch Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Esperanto Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Estonian Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Finnish Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
French Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
German Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Greek Ινδιανάπολις, Ινδιανάπολη
- Ινδιανάπολις (Indianápolis)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
- Ινδιανάπολη (Indianápoli)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
- Ιντιανάπολις (Intianápolis)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
- Ιντιανάπολη (Intianápoli)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Hawaiian Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Hebrew אינדיאנפוליס
- אינדיאנפוליסcapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Hindi इंडियानापोलिस
- इंडियानापोलिस (iṇḍiyānāpolis)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Hungarian Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Icelandic Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Indonesian Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Irish Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Italian Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Japanese インディアナポリス
- インディアナポリス (Indianaporisu)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Korean 인디애나폴리스
- 인디애나폴리스 (Indiaenapolliseu)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Latin Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Latvian Indianapole
- Indianapolecapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Lithuanian Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Malay Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Māori Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Norwegian Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Persian ایندیاناپولیس
- ایندیاناپولیس (indiyânâpolis)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Polish Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Portuguese Indianápolis
- Indianápoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Punjabi ਇੰਡੀਆਨਾਪੋਲਿਸ
- ਇੰਡੀਆਨਾਪੋਲਿਸ (iṇḍīānāpolis)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Romanian Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Russian Индиана́полис
- Индиана́полис (Indianápolis)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Scottish Gaelic Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Slovak Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Spanish Indianápolis
- Indianápoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Swahili Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Swedish Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Tagalog Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Tamil இன்டியனாபொலிஸ்
- இன்டியனாபொலிஸ் (iṉṭiyaṉāpolis)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Thai อินเดียแนโพลิส
- อินเดียแนโพลิสcapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Turkish Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Ukrainian Індіанаполіс
- Індіанаполісcapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Urdu انڈیاناپولس
- انڈیاناپولس (iṇḍiyānāpolis)capital of the State of Indiana, USA
Vietnamese Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Welsh Indianapolis
- Indianapoliscapital of the State of Indiana, USA
Cite this entry
Indianapolis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indianapolis
“Indianapolis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indianapolis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indianapolis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indianapolis.
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