Indianapolitan

noun

In·​di·​ana·​pol·​i·​tan

ˌindēˌanəˈpälətᵊn

plural -s

: a native or resident of Indianapolis, Indiana

Word History

Etymology

from Indianapolis, after such pairs as English metropolis: metropolitan

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