iowa | ||
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 |