Indiana is a state in the Midwest of the United States, between Ohio and Illinois, with a small touch of Lake Michigan in the north. People often picture flat farmland, corn and soybeans, and small towns; that picture is fair, though there are cities and factories too.

Indiana is Indiana 是 in the Midwest of the United States美國中西部 a state的一個州， between Ohio and Illinois在俄亥俄州和伊利諾州之間， in the north北邊 with a small touch of Lake Michigan碰到一小段密西根湖。 People人們 often picture常常想到的畫面是 flat farmland平坦的農地、 corn and soybeans玉米和大豆、 and small towns和小鎮； that picture那個畫面 is fair算公道， though不過 there are cities and factories too城市和工廠也是有的。

People from Indiana are called Hoosiers — a nickname nobody fully agrees on.

People from Indiana印第安納州的人 are called被叫做 Hoosiers Hoosiers — nobody fully agrees on沒有人有一致說法 a nickname的一個暱稱。

The place was named Indiana Territory in 1800 because many Native American peoples lived there: Indian plus a Latin-style ending -a. It is not named after the country India, and it is not the same word as Indianapolis, which is only the capital city. Informal “Indy” usually points to that city or to its famous car race, not to the whole state.

The place這個地方 in 1800在 1800 年 was named被命名為 Indiana Territory Indiana Territory， because因為 many Native American peoples許多美洲原住民族 lived there住在那裡： Indian Indian plus加上 a Latin-style ending -a一個拉丁風格的字尾 -a。 It它 is not named after不是取名自 the country India印度那個國家， and it is not the same word as它也不等於 Indianapolis Indianapolis 這個字， which is only那只是 the capital city它的首府。 Informal "Indy"非正式的 Indy usually通常 points to指的是 that city那座城市 or to its famous car race或它有名的賽車比賽， not to the whole state不是整個州。