Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of Iowa and southwest Minnesota, with present-day descendants in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
- n. A member of this people.
- n. 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. Population: 2,990,000.
Wiktionary
- n. A state of the United States of America. Capital: Des Moines.
- n. One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
- n. a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa
- n. a state in midwestern United States
Etymologies
- From French Aiouez, an initial translation of the name for the Iowa tribe. (Wiktionary)
- From French ayoés, ultimately from Dakota ayúxba. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I know people point to IOWA polls and say, well yeah, Obama has been in Iowa, and he hasn't been to states like Massachussets and Minnesota.”
“ELIZABETH, CALLER FROM IOWA: Hi, this is Elizabeth and I ` m calling from Iowa.”
“CHET CULVER, IOWA: The entire Boy Scout nation not only across the states of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota where these men were from, but also across the United Nations of America.”
“IOWA FLOODS: Iowa farmers and livestock feeders have lost an estimated $3.5 billion to the floods that swept much of the state, a farm-industry group said.”
“ROB TULLY, EDWARDS 'IOWA CAUCUS CHAIRMAN: Well, I think the first reaction is as many of us here in Iowa, and I'm sure supporters all across the country, were disappointed.”
“CHET CULVER (D), IOWA: Well, Wolf, it really -- it really breaks your heart, you know, to see the massive devastation and destruction to the State of Iowa that I love so much and to see so many people that have been hurt.”
“TED SPORER, POLK COUNTY, IOWA, REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN: If I were advising the Thompson campaign, I would say, you need to be in Iowa a lot more often than you have been, because while there was time to make up for the lost time, that time is now.”
“CHUCK LAUDNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IOWA REPUBLICAN PARTY: As the immigration issue plays out and candidates start to settle in -- into a position, you will see Iowa caucus-goers lining up behind them.”
“GORDON FISCHER, FORMER IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHANGE: You can get around and campaign in Iowa fairly inexpensively. and, so, I don't know that money is all that important.”
“GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON (D), IOWA: Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Iowa’.
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US states that are also rivers
Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Connecticut, Delaware, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado, Michigan and 4 more...
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You really ought to give Iowa a try
iowa, Iowa, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Grotto of the Red..., Storm Lake, Lake Okoboji, Grant Wood, Amana Colonies, The Bridges of Ma..., Iowa Writers' Wor... and 46 more...
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Fifty States Project
States in the U.S. for which there are associated lists on Wordnik. Someday I hope all fifty states will be listed here--if they're not already. (Inspired by Sufjan Stevens, who has his own Fifty S...
Utah, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Georgia, Minnesota, Colorado and 19 more...
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50 States of the Day
Texas, Florida, Alabama, New York, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and 37 more...
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Names of U.S. States which appear on ...
"The vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar bill depicts the Lincoln Memorial. You may be aware that, engraved on that Memorial are the names of the 48 states in 1922, which was the year the M...
Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West Virginia, Nevada and 14 more...
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Land o' Leander
Places named in Kristin Sweetland's song 'O Leander' (lyrics here). (Names of Native peoples presumably refer to what's left of their lands.)
Wichita, New Mexico, Carolina, Iowa, Oglala, Omaha, Arizona, Navajo, Colorado, Oregon, Indiana, Manitoba and 5 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for Iowa.
ruzuzu For more, see Interesting Iowa Place Names, a list by annabethblue. May 10, 2011
ruzuzu See You really ought to give Iowa a try (the list title is inspired by a song in "The Music Man"). Dec 17, 2010