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Where does “Michiana” come from?

Michiana (English) comes from English Indiana, from English indian, from Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien — Indian.

Ancestry of “Michiana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIndiana—
2Englishindian—
3Middle EnglishIndien—
4Anglo-NormanindienIndian
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