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Iowa

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Noun

1. iowa, ioway

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri

2. hawkeye state, ia, iowa

a state in midwestern United States

3. iowa, ioway

a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa

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Iowa

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noun
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. or ()in with zip code IA

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Iowa

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noun
1. Word forms: plural ˈIowa or ˈIowas
a member of a North American Indian people previously living in Iowa and Missouri and now living in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma
2. 
the Siouan language of this people, closely related to Missouri
1. 
Midwestern state of the NC U.S.: admitted, 1846; 55,869 sq mi (144,701 sq km); pop. 2,926,000; cap. Des Moines
abbrev. IA or Ia
2. 
river flowing from N Iowa southeast into the Mississippi: c. 300 mi (483 km)

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Iowa

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n. pl. Iowa or I·o·was
1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of Iowa and southwest Minnesota, with present-day populations in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
2. The Siouan language of the Iowa.
A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 29th state in 1846. Part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, Iowa was organized as a separate territory in 1838. The Mound Builders lived in the area in prehistoric times. Des Moines is the capital and the largest city.

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