ALL meanings of iowa
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I i - noun plural iowa a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines. Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io. 1
- noun plural iowa a river flowing SE from N Iowa to the Mississippi River. 291 miles (470 km) long. 1
- noun plural iowa a member of an American Indian people originally of Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota but now of Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas. 1
- noun plural iowa the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa Indians. 1
- noun iowa One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa. 0
- noun iowa 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) 0
- noun iowa a member of a North American Indian people previously living in Iowa and Missouri and now living in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma 0
- noun iowa the Siouan language of this people, closely related to Missouri 0
- noun iowa Midwestern state of the NC U.S.: admitted, 1846; 55,869 sq mi (144,701 sq km); pop. 2,926,000; cap. Des Moines 0
- noun iowa river flowing from N Iowa southeast into the Mississippi: c. 300 mi (483 km) 0