"Indy" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɪndi/
enPR: ĭndʹē Rhymes: -ɪndi Etymology: Clipping of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Independent + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Indy
  1. (informal) Indianapolis. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Indy-en-name-DohNNJZ~
  2. (informal) The fictional character Indiana Jones. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Newspapers Categories (place): City nicknames, Indianapolis
    Sense id: en-Indy-en-name-urKohzkt Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 2 87 10 Disambiguation of Newspapers: 3 47 50 Disambiguation of City nicknames: 6 64 30 Disambiguation of Indianapolis: 32 52 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 76 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 4 70 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 5 5 74 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 3 80 12
  3. (UK, informal) The Independent, a British newspaper. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): Newspapers Derived forms: Indy car Related terms: Sindy
    Sense id: en-Indy-en-name-kcomHMkl Disambiguation of Newspapers: 3 47 50 Categories (other): British English

Alternative forms

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