Iowa

Iowa
noun
1. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
Syn: ↑Ioway
Hypernyms: ↑Sioux, ↑Siouan
2. a state in midwestern United States
Syn: ↑Hawkeye State, ↑IA
Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state
Part Holonyms:
Part Meronyms:
3. a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa
Syn: ↑Ioway
Hypernyms: ↑Chiwere

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Iowa [Iowa]
a US state in the ↑Middle West. Its popular name is the Hawkeye State, and people from Iowa are called Hawkeyes, probably after Chief Black Hawk, a Native American leader. Iowa was part of the ↑Louisiana Purchase and became a state in 1846. Iowa is known for its agriculture, and it is the largest producer of corn, soya beans, and pigs in the US. ↑Des Moines is the capital and largest city.

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