Iowan
[ahy-uh-wuh n]
- of or relating to Iowa.
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- a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
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Origin of Iowan
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Contemporary Examples
The one problem with Braley's remark is that it happened to reflect on a fellow Iowan who is a mainstay of Hawkeye State politics.
The next day, the Iowan took to the House floor to argue for the necessity of deportation of illegal immigrants.
The lady in the angel costume and the Iowan ingénue starting a Times Square dance party, just like real life.
One Iowan going through it was Davenport resident Linda Langrock, a 64-year-old grandmother and retired chemical factory worker.
As Newt Gingrich Fades, Rick Santorum Surges Ahead in IowaPatricia Murphy, Lloyd Grove
December 30, 2011
For a bit more déjà vu, Republicans, save three Northeasterners, and one Iowan up for re-election, all think it stinks.
Historical Examples
It thickens to the Iowan drift border, but is not found upon that drift.
The Elements of GeologyWilliam Harmon Norton
Allan Updegraff is a born Iowan whose fame has come early in life.
Prairie GoldVarious
The celebrated volume by our fellow Iowan, Mr. What's-his-name?'
KiloEllis Parker Butler
The Iowan was silent for a moment, as if, hushed by the weighty thought.
The March Family Trilogy, CompleteWilliam Dean Howells
The loess is thickest near the margin of the Iowan till sheet and thins progressively both north and south.
Climatic ChangesEllsworth Huntington
Iowan
- a native or inhabitant of Iowa
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- of or relating to Iowa or its inhabitants
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