Meaning of Iowa in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈaɪəwə/

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  1. Noun

    Iowa

    Definitions

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

Famous quotes

  • « I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses. »
    Rick Perry
  • « The solid, middle-class values of hard work, responsibility, family, community, and faith my father talked about tirelessly from Iowa to New York, he lived at home. The hopes he had for his family and for me, he had for all Americans. I think Americans understood this. »
    Chelsea Clinton
  • « I had a 2-week courtship with a fellow student in the fiction workshop in Iowa and a 5-minute wedding in a lawyer's office above the coffee shop where we'd been having lunch that day. And so I sent a cable to my father saying, 'By the time you get this, Daddy, I'll already be Mrs. Blaise!' »
    Bharati Mukherjee
  • « I've been looking at some video clips on YouTube of President Obama - then candidate Obama - going through Iowa making promises. The gap between his promises and his performance is the largest I've seen, well, since the Kardashian wedding and the promise of 'til death do we part. »
    Mitt Romney
  • « I could be on 52nd and Third in Manhattan up and ask a strange for directions and they will help you, that's a rural heart. Your car breaks down in the middle of Iowa or somewhere, or Tennessee where I'm from, people want to help each other. Given each opportunity, you see how people come together. »
    Rodney Atkins

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