Iowa
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Iowa (ī′ə wə, -wā′)
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Iowa (ī′ə wə)
- Midwestern state of the NC U.S.: admitted, 1846; 55,869 sq mi (144,701 sq km); pop. 2,926,000; cap. Des Moines: abbrev. IA or Ia
- river flowing from N Iowa southeast into the Mississippi: c. 300 mi (483 km)
Etymology: Fr ayoés, earlier aiou[h]ouea, etc., prob. via Illinois < Dakota ayúxba, lit., ? the sleepy ones
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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