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I⋅o⋅wa

   [ahy-uh-wuh; sometimes ahy-uh-wey]
–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)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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I·o·wa 2     (ī'ə-wə)  Pronunciation Key 
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: 2,980,000.
I'o·wan adj.
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iowa

noun
1. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri 
2. a state in midwestern United States 
3. a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa 

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Iowa

State in the midwestern United States bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, and Nebraska and South Dakota to the west. Its capital and largest city is Des Moines.


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Iowa Park, TX (CCD, FIPS 48591880)
Location: (33.962731, -98.692899)
Population (2000): 7,300 (2,956 housing units)
Area: 96.193846 sq mi (land), 2.765695 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 76367

Iowa Falls, IA (city, FIPS 38640)
Location: (42.522136, -93.267289)
Population (2000): 5,193 (2,412 housing units)
Area: 4.978662 sq mi (land), 0.067805 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 50126

Iowa Park, TX (city, FIPS 36104)
Location: (33.953731, -98.671158)
Population (2000): 6,431 (2,607 housing units)
Area: 3.640360 sq mi (land), 0.389597 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 76367

Iowa City, IA (city, FIPS 10392077)
Location: (41.655816, -91.524991)
Population (2000): 62,220 (26,083 housing units)
Area: 24.163261 sq mi (land), 0.276075 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 52240, 52242, 52245, 52246

Iowa City, IA (city, FIPS 38595)
Location: (41.655816, -91.524991)
Population (2000): 62,220 (26,083 housing units)
Area: 24.163261 sq mi (land), 0.276075 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 52240, 52242, 52245, 52246

Iowa Colony, TX (village, FIPS 36092)
Location: (29.442963, -95.415607)
Population (2000): 804 (302 housing units)
Area: 5.755057 sq mi (land), 0.014222 sq mi (water)

Iowa Lake, IA (township, FIPS 06392079)
Location: (43.481282, -94.492197)
Population (2000): 145 (62 housing units)
Area: 28.084710 sq mi (land), 0.577786 sq mi (water)

Iowa, LA (town, FIPS 37445)
Location: (30.237433, -93.014191)
Population (2000): 2,663 (1,041 housing units)
Area: 3.085415 sq mi (land), 0.022466 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 70647

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 19792076)
Location: (42.758146, -93.555315)
Population (2000): 405 (188 housing units)
Area: 36.697400 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Iowa, KS (township, FIPS 04334400)
Location: (39.886550, -95.250771)
Population (2000): 1,694 (691 housing units)
Area: 83.464485 sq mi (land), 0.882712 sq mi (water)

Iowa, KS (township, FIPS 18134450)
Location: (39.257568, -101.493985)
Population (2000): 44 (18 housing units)
Area: 107.562659 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Iowa, NE (township, FIPS 08924145)
Location: (42.485368, -98.353483)
Population (2000): 66 (30 housing units)
Area: 35.998099 sq mi (land), 0.036948 sq mi (water)

Iowa, ND (township, FIPS 00540180)
Location: (48.223643, -99.804952)
Population (2000): 33 (10 housing units)
Area: 33.553837 sq mi (land), 2.321139 sq mi (water)

Iowa, SD (township, FIPS 00531780)
Location: (44.493571, -98.163790)
Population (2000): 176 (49 housing units)
Area: 35.908512 sq mi (land), 0.361153 sq mi (water)

Iowa, SD (township, FIPS 04331820)
Location: (43.377673, -98.510574)
Population (2000): 132 (44 housing units)
Area: 35.902232 sq mi (land), 0.012744 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 18392073)
Location: (41.475357, -91.576817)
Population (2000): 1,791 (721 housing units)
Area: 41.151457 sq mi (land), 0.268137 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 12792070)
Location: (42.115572, -92.994461)
Population (2000): 785 (304 housing units)
Area: 15.203074 sq mi (land), 0.056610 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (County, FIPS 095)
Location: (41.687953, -92.061269)
Population (2000): 15,671 (6,545 housing units)
Area: 586.448768 sq mi (land), 0.897945 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 09792067)
Location: (42.084238, -90.271495)
Population (2000): 769 (319 housing units)
Area: 43.753958 sq mi (land), 2.439894 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 06192061)
Location: (42.514731, -90.958800)
Population (2000): 553 (179 housing units)
Area: 36.262700 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 04792058)
Location: (41.906607, -95.149914)
Population (2000): 356 (137 housing units)
Area: 36.177574 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 03192055)
Location: (41.648950, -91.201265)
Population (2000): 460 (204 housing units)
Area: 37.051227 sq mi (land), 0.596403 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 01192052)
Location: (41.899040, -92.239737)
Population (2000): 423 (169 housing units)
Area: 32.742984 sq mi (land), 0.069376 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 00592049)
Location: (43.487098, -91.292547)
Population (2000): 765 (354 housing units)
Area: 34.511498 sq mi (land), 2.799742 sq mi (water)

Iowa, WI (County, FIPS 049)
Location: (42.988762, -90.138081)
Population (2000): 22,780 (9,579 housing units)
Area: 762.669646 sq mi (land), 5.411110 sq mi (water)

Iowa, IA (township, FIPS 09592064)
Location: (41.726695, -91.896570)
Population (2000): 603 (244 housing units)
Area: 36.155094 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

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