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I⋅o⋅wa

  [ahy-uh-wuh; sometimes ahy-uh-wey]
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–noun, plural -was, (especially collectively) -wa for 3.
1. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 2,913,387; 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines. Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
2. a river flowing SE from N Iowa to the Mississippi River. 291 mi. (470 km) long.
3. a member of an American Indian people originally of Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota but now of Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas.
4. the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa Indians.
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I·o·wa 1   (ī'ə-wə)   
n.   pl. Iowa or I·o·was

    1. A Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of Iowa and southwest Minnesota, with present-day descendants in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

    2. A member of this people.

  2. The Siouan language of the Iowa.


[From French ayoés, ultimately from Dakota ayúxba.]
I'o·wa adj.
I·o·wa 2   (ī'ə-wə)   
A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 29th state in 1846. Part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, Iowa was organized as a separate territory in 1838. The Mound Builders lived in the area in prehistoric times. Des Moines is the capital and the largest city. Population: 2,990,000.
I'o·wan adj.
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