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| 1. | [ noun ] (government,geography) a state in midwestern United States | |
| Synonyms: | ia Hawkeye_State | |
| Related terms: | American_state Midwest dubuque Sioux_City Cedar_Rapids clinton davenport mason_city ottumwa little_sioux_river Des_Moines | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri | |
| Synonyms: | Ioway | |
| Related terms: | Sioux | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa people | |
| Synonyms: | Ioway | |
| Related terms: | Chiwere | |
| Similar spelling: | 
  Ioway Io IOU  | 
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