Iowa
noun
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.
Iowas
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pluralof Iowa.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Other vital statistics in Forrestal's report revealed that the 45,000-ton Iowas carry 148 antiaircraft barrels, ranging from 20 mm. up to five-inch dual purpose guns.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rembert spent most of this semester preparing the remainder for a fourth try on the Iowas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of the western groups, by far the most numerous were the Dakotas, comprising the Sioux, Poncas, Omahas, Iowas, Kaws, Otoes, and Missouris.
From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by John Fiske
It was Cornstalk at the head of an army of Delawares, Mingoes, Cayugas, Iowas, Wyandots, and Shawnees, and but for the hunter's intelligence they would have surprised the camp.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles Campbell
I have seen it in use among seven or eight Dakota sub-tribes, among the Iowas, Otoes, and Pawnees, and among the Black-feet, Crows, Assiniboines, and Crees.
From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Lewis H. Morgan
