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
PIT-A-LE-SHAR´-U. In a beautiful wooded region, near the Missouri River, were the villages of the Iowas and Sacs.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Carrie de Voe
Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.
From In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk by Hezekiah Butterworth
As we started I cast my eye toward the village, and observed the Iowas coming out of their lodges with spears and war clubs.
From Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk by Black Hawk
