[ahy-uh-wuh; sometimes ahy-uh-wey] 
) -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. |
| Iowa River A river rising in northern Iowa and flowing about 529 km (329 mi) southeast to the Mississippi River in the southeast part of the state. |
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.