Iowa

[ahy-uh-wuh, ahy-uh-wey]

noun

plural

Iowas ,

plural

Iowa .

1. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Des Moines. IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.

2. a river flowing southeast from northern Iowa to the Mississippi River. 291 miles (470 km) long.

3. a member of an American Indian people originally of Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota but now of Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas.

4. the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa Indians.

Iowa

/ ˈaɪəʊə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Ia..  IA. 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)

Iowa

1. State in the midwestern United States bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, and Nebraska and South Dakota to the west. Its capital and largest city is Des Moines.

Example Sentences

“Our state is ready for a new direction and Iowa Democrats will keep putting forward candidates who can deliver better representation for Iowans,” Hart said in a post on X.

From Salon

Politics and persuasion — on a shrinking map, and in difficult electoral environments like Iowa and Arizona — is the only option.

From Salon

The president pro tempore of the Senate, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, is 91, and third in line for succession to the presidency.

From Salon

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said it best when speaking to her constituents about Medicaid cuts: “We are all going to die.”

From Salon

Berger said he had fully recovered from the sprained ankle he suffered against Iowa last season that hindered him over the season’s final four games.

From Los Angeles Times