Des Moines

American  

[duh moin] / də ˈmɔɪn /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Iowa, in the central part, on the Des Moines River.

2. a river flowing SE from SW Minnesota through Iowa to the Mississippi River. About 530 miles (850 km) long.

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Des Moines British  

/ ˈmɔɪnz, də ˈmɔɪn /

noun

1. a city in S central Iowa: state capital. Pop: 196 093 (2003 est)

2. a river in the N central US, rising in SW Minnesota and flowing southeast to join the Mississippi. Length: 861 km (535 miles)

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Des Moines Cultural  

1. Capital of Iowa and largest city in the state.

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Other Word Forms

• Des Moinesian noun

Example Sentences

One that isn’t a hand-me-down from my weird cousin in Des Moines.

From Literature

No AI firm has that kind of footprint in Baton Rouge, Des Moines, or Fresno.

From Barron's

Des Moines Public Schools placed Roberts on administrative leave and named Associate Superintendent Matt Smith as interim superintendent.

From Salon

Records show that he is being jailed at an immigration detention centre near the city of Des Moines.

From BBC

So when something small and black landed on stage during a rowdy Wednesday night show at Des Moines' Veterans Memorial Auditorium, the singer thought it was a rubber toy.

From BBC