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Answer #1 The names of the states within the United States of America often have specific cultural and historic meanings. Such is the case of the state of Indiana. For the meaning of the state's name is 'Land of the Indians'. Answer #2 It should also be noted that Oklahoma is a Choctaw word which means 'Land of the Red Man'. 'Red Man' is a self determining word for Natives called Indians by Americans. Conceptually, this is the same as 'Land of the Indians'.
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This states name means land of the Indians?
'Oklahoma' is Choctaw for 'Red People' due to its many reservations I'm not sure any other state fits the question
How did Indiana get its name?
'Indiana' means Land of the Indians or Land of Indians. Various American Indian tribes are a significant part of Indiana history.In the 1780s, when Kentucky was being settled, the land there was nearly empty of Native Americans. The native tribes lived on the north side of the Ohio River and used Kentucky for a hunting ground. Because there were so many tribes on the north bank, the settlers in Kentucky referred to the north bank as the land of the Indians, which eventually developed into Indiana. It was adopted by the federal government as the official name of the territory in May of 1800 when the Indiana Territory was established. And became the name of the state in 1816 after a short debate at the state constitutional convention.According to Wikipedia:"The state's name means "Land of the Indians", or simply "Indian Land". This name dates back to at least the 1768 and was first used by Congress when the Indiana Territory was incorporated in 1800, before which it had been part of the Northwest Territory."You can read more about Indiana, below."
How did the state Iowa get its name?
The team name for the University of Iowa, being the largest and first recognized public college in the state of Iowa is based on the state nickname of the "Hawkeye State" which was first suggested by James G. Edwars as a tribute to Indian Chief Black Hawk.
Before the pilgrims renamed the land this was the name of the land that the Indians had always called it?
india
What does the name Main mean?
It means the Maine land
