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

None of their last three opponents — Iowa, Northwestern or Nebraska — managed more than a field goal after halftime.

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MLB announced on Wednesday the first game in four years at the refurbished film site of the baseball movie "Field of Dreams" near Dyersville, Iowa, will be played on August 13, 2026.

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USC’s comeback from a two-touchdown deficit against Iowa shows the Trojans are tough enough to potentially beat Oregon and make the College Football Playoff.

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Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz and Oregon’s Rob Mullens each said they plan to use a portion of the cash infusion to set up an endowment.

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The Trojans gave it right back to Iowa, in their own territory, a few minutes later.

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