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.

---

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)

---

Des Moines Cultural  

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

---

Other Word Forms

• Des Moinesian noun

Example Sentences

The expedited delivery options have been available in parts of large metropolitan areas including Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C., as well as smaller cities such as Des Moines, Iowa and Boise, Idaho, Amazon said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Marzan was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines — a unit tasked with supplying troops with food, fuel, ammunition and equipment — and deployed to Kuwait to support the war effort.

From Los Angeles Times

He was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines and deployed to Kuwait to support the U.S. war effort dubbed Operation Epic Fury.

From Los Angeles Times

Coady and the three other reservists assigned to a Des Moines-based unit were killed in Kuwait comes about 11 weeks after two young Iowa National Guard members died in Syria, including one from Des Moines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Central Command released four names Tuesday; all were Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa.

From The Wall Street Journal