HyperDic: iowa

English > 3 senses of the word Iowa:
NOUNperson Iowa, Iowaya member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
locationIowa, Hawkeye State, IA, Ia.a state in midwestern United States
communicationIowa, Iowaya dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa
Iowa > pronunciation
Soundsay'ahwah; ay'owah
Rhymesagua ... Ozawa: 13 rhymes with wah...
balboa / Balboa ... Samoa: 11 rhymes with owah...
English > Iowa: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri.
SynonymIoway
BroaderSioux, SiouanA member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
SpanishIoway
CatalanIowa, Ioway
English > Iowa: 3 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningA state in midwestern United States.
SynonymsHawkeye State, IA, Ia.
Instance ofAmerican stateOne of the 50 states of the United States
Part ofCorn BeltThe midwestern states where corn is grown
Midwest, middle west, midwestern United StatesThe north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
PartsCedar RapidsA city in eastern Iowa
ClintonA town in east central Iowa
DavenportA city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
Des Moines, capital of IowaThe capital and largest city in Iowa
DubuqueA town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
Little Sioux RiverA river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa
Mason CityA town in north central Iowa
OttumwaA town in southeast Iowa
Sioux CityA city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri
SpanishIowa
CatalanIA, Iowa
English > Iowa: 3 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningA dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa.
SynonymIoway
BroaderChiwereThe Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri
SpanishIowa
CatalanIowa

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