"Indiana Jones" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Indiana Joneses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊnz Etymology: After the fictional archaeologist Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr., protagonist of a series of action films since 1981. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Indiana Jones (plural Indiana Joneses)
  1. An expert in some scholarly subject who makes daring explorations. Wikipedia link: Indiana Jones Categories (topical): Fictional characters Derived forms: Indiana Jonesesque, Indiana Jonesian

Inflected forms

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