What does IOWA mean?

Definitions for IOWA
ˈaɪ ə wəiowa

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Iowa, Iowaynoun

    a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri

  2. Iowa, Hawkeye State, IAnoun

    a state in midwestern United States

  3. Iowa, Iowaynoun

    a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa

Wiktionary

  1. Iowanoun

    One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.

  2. Iowanoun

    A Capital: Des Moines.

  3. Etymology: From Aiouez, an initial translation of the name for the Iowa tribe.

Wikipedia

  1. IOWA

    IOWA is a 2005 American independent neo-noir film directed by, written by, and starring Matt Farnsworth. The film follows two young Iowan lovers who decide to cook their own methamphetamine. Critics gave negative reviews.

ChatGPT

  1. iowa

    Iowa is a state located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is characterized by its landscape of rolling plains and cornfields. Known as the "Hawkeye State", Iowa is famed for being a major producer of corn and soybeans in America. Its capital and largest city is Des Moines. It's also known for its high-quality education and often holds first place in the U.S. presidential primaries, giving it substantial political influence.

Wikidata

  1. Iowa

    Iowa is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". Iowa was a part of the French colony of New France. After the Louisiana Purchase, settlers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt. Iowa is occasionally known as the "Food Capital of the World". In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy made the transition to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, Information Technology, biotechnology, and green energy production. Iowa is the 26th most extensive in land area and the 30th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Iowa

    one of the United States, on the right bank of the Mississippi River, with Minnesota to the N. and Missouri to the S., and the Missouri River on its western border; is well watered, very fertile, and, though liable to extremes of temperature, very healthy; agriculture flourishes, the country being an undulating plain and most of the soil being arable; cereals and root crops are raised, cattle fed; there are poultry and dairy farms; coal, gypsum, and lead are mined; manufactures include mill products, canned meats, and agricultural implements; general education in the State is advanced, State policy in this respect being liberal; Iowa was admitted to the Union, 1846; Des Moines (32) is the capital; Iowa (7) is the seat of the State University and of some flour-mills and factories.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. iowa

    One of the Central States of the United States, lying between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. It originally formed a portion of the Louisiana Territory; and permanent settlements commenced to be formed in it about 1833; organized as a Territory in 1838, and admitted as a State in 1846. During the civil war it contributed its full quota of troops to the cause of the Union.

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Iowa

    Indian for “the sleepy-ones”; applied by the Sioux to the Pahoja or Graysnow tribe.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of IOWA in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of IOWA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of IOWA in a Sentence

  1. Joe Biden:

    Iowa farmers have been crushed by Donald Trump tariff war with China and no one knows better than the folks in Iowa. Donald Trump thinks that being tough is great, well it's really easy to be tough when someone else absorbs the pain : farmers, manufacturers, the automobile industry.

  2. John Hulsizer:

    It’s not the kind of vehicle Mr. Trump would ride through Iowa in, and these folks know that, but the Trump bus is now acting as a surrogate for Mr. Trump. It’s amazing to see 100 or 150 people come out.

  3. Jamie Johnson:

    He had a chance to win Iowa.

  4. Brad Dayspring:

    Governor Walker's conservative reforms and achievements in a blue state is what distinguishes him from every other candidate and we are well positioned to tell that story not only in Iowa, but in New Hampshire, South Carolina and beyond.

  5. Hogan Gidley:

    We made some adjustments to senior staff salaries several months ago because we wanted to put those resources into people in Iowa.

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