 Definitions of iowa [ˈaɪ ə wə] 
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1. (n.) Iowa
a state in the central United States. 2,926,324; 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km).
2. Iowa
a river flowing SE from N Iowa to the Mississippi River. 291 mi. (470 km) long.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Iowa, Ioway
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
2. (noun) Iowa, Hawkeye State, IA
a state in midwestern United States
3. (noun) Iowa, Ioway
a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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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.
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