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Iowan

[ ahy-uh-wuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Iowa.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Iowa.

Iowan

/ ˈaɪəʊən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Iowa


adjective

  1. of or relating to Iowa or its inhabitants

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Iowan1

First recorded in 1840–50; Iow(a) + -an

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Example Sentences

With his benign platform and mild-mannered image, Silbermann, a 38-year-old Iowan, wasn’t a swaggering mononym à la Bezos and Zuck, and certainly wasn’t subject to congressional tongue-lashings or consumer finger-wags.

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The one problem with Braley's remark is that it happened to reflect on a fellow Iowan who is a mainstay of Hawkeye State politics.

The next day, the Iowan took to the House floor to argue for the necessity of deportation of illegal immigrants.

The lady in the angel costume and the Iowan ingénue starting a Times Square dance party, just like real life.

One Iowan going through it was Davenport resident Linda Langrock, a 64-year-old grandmother and retired chemical factory worker.

For a bit more déjà vu, Republicans, save three Northeasterners, and one Iowan up for re-election, all think it stinks.

He was just one more Iowan in a country where Iowans are no novelty.

The loess is thickest near the margin of the Iowan till sheet and thins progressively both north and south.

When my master told about his travels, the Iowan became interested, and showed signs of weakening on his ultimatum.

It thickens to the Iowan drift border, but is not found upon that drift.

Allan Updegraff is a born Iowan whose fame has come early in life.

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