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Iowa en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈaɪəwə/ (US)
  • /ˈaɪəweɪ/ (US, obsolete)
  • /ˈaɪəweɪ/ (US)

Etymology

From French Aiouez/Ayoés, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, from Dakota ayúxba (“the sleepy ones”).

Meanings

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

Forms

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Iowa Number=Plur lexicographic
Iowas Number=Plur lexicographic

Iowa en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈaɪəwə/ (US)
  • /ˈaɪəweɪ/ (US, obsolete)
  • /ˈaɪəweɪ/ (US)

Etymology

From French Aiouez/Ayoés, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, from Dakota ayúxba (“the sleepy ones”).

Meanings

  1. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines.
    • I had lived in Sioux City without the proper Iowa documentation for more than a year, and I'd always figured the license from my home state was as good as gold -- and why not? 2018 December 27, Mason Dockter, “A South Dakota man reflects on getting his Iowa license”, in Sioux City Journal, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2020:
    • When University of Iowa researchers surveyed first-responders in Cedar Rapids, their study published last year found no noticeable difference in response time when a road diet was in place. 2025 April 21, Jeff McMurray, “Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders”, in AP News, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025:
    • I prefer to think of Iowa as I saw it through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy. Those were eyes filled with the wonders of Iowa’s streams and woods, of the mystery of growing crops. 1951, Herbert Hoover, The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, Years of Adventure 1874–1920, New York: Macmillan Company, →OCLC, →OL, page 1:
    • His family, who live in West Des Moines, Iowa, have been left “devastated,” his owner Tracy Wolfe said in GWR press release. “He was just the best giant boy,” she added. 2024 June 25, Issy Ronald, “Kevin, world’s tallest male dog, dies shortly after securing record”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2026:
  2. A tributary of the Mississippi River which flows through Iowa in a southeast direction.
  3. A town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of University of Iowa.

Coordinates

ISU · Iowa State

Deriveds

Iowa crab · Iowa County · IA · Iowa City · Iowan

Descendants

Áawah hahoodzo

Synonyms

UI

Translations (45)

chr ᎠᏯᏩ (A state in the Midwestern US) · el Άιοβα (A state in the Midwestern US) · cs Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · pl Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · vi Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · vi Ai-ô-òa (A state in the Midwestern US) · gur Ayowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · th ไอโอวา (A state in the Midwestern US) · ru А́йова (A state in the Midwestern US) · mt Ijowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · pt Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · cmn 爱荷华 (A state in the Midwestern US) · fr Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · el Αϊόβα (A state in the Midwestern US) · hy Այովա (A state in the Midwestern US) · nan-hbl Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · ko 아이오와 (A state in the Midwestern US) · de Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · yi אײַאָוואַ (A state in the Midwestern US) · pon Aiowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · cmn 艾奥瓦 (A state in the Midwestern US) · eo Iovao (A state in the Midwestern US) · da Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · he איווה (A state in the Midwestern US) · fi Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · gl Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · mk А́јова (A state in the Midwestern US) · li Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · nv Áawah hahoodzo (A state in the Midwestern US) · km អាយអូវ៉ា (A state in the Midwestern US) · tr Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · bn আইওয়া (A state in the Midwestern US) · bg А́йова (A state in the Midwestern US) · uk А́йова (A state in the Midwestern US) · hi आयोवा (A state in the Midwestern US) · it Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · yi אײַאָווע (A state in the Midwestern US) · ka აიოვა (A state in the Midwestern US) · ja アイオワ (A state in the Midwestern US) · es Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · az Ayova (A state in the Midwestern US) · lo ໄອໂອວາ (A state in the Midwestern US) · ar آيوا (A state in the Midwestern US) · ht Ayowa (A state in the Midwestern US) · hu Iowa (A state in the Midwestern US)

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