- a state of the N central US, in the Midwest: consists of rolling plains crossed by many rivers, with the Missouri forming the western border and the Mississippi the eastern. Capital: Des Moines. Pop: 2 944 062 (2003 est). Area: 144 887 sq km (55 941 sq miles)Abbreviation: Ia., (with zip code) IA
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I•o•wa
(ī′ə wə; sometimes ī′ə wā′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -was, (esp. collectively) -wa for 3.
- Place Namesa state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 2,913,387;
56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Cap.: Des Moines. Abbr.: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io. - Place Namesa river flowing SE from N Iowa to the Mississippi River. 291 mi. (470 km) long.
- Language Varietiesa member of an American Indian people originally of Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota but now of Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas.
- Language Varietiesthe Siouan language spoken by the Iowa Indians.
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Iowa /ˈaɪəʊə/ n
'Iowa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Des Moines
- Ia.
- Omaha
- abbreviatory
- Amana Church Society
- Ames
- Ankeny
- Bettendorf
- blue racer
- Boone
- breadbasket
- Burlington
- bush broom
- Cedar Falls
- Cedar Rapids
- Clinton
- Corn Belt
- Council Bluffs
- davenport
- dominant
- Dubuque
- especially
- Fort Dodge
- Fort Madison
- Glenwood
- Hawkeye
- Hawkeye State
- -ia
- Indianola
- io
- Iowa City
- Iowan
- Keokuk
- lead
- literally
- Marion
- Marshalltown
- Mason City
- Muscatine
- native son
- newton
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
- people
- Quad Cities
- Urbandale
- Waterloo
- West Des Moines
- Sauk
- Sioux City