Main Entry:

Io·wa

Pronunciation:

\ˈī-ə-wə\

Function:

geographical name

1 river 291 miles (468 kilometers) Iowa flowing SE into Mississippi River 2 state central United States ∗ Des Moines area 56,275 square miles (145,752 square kilometers), population 2,926,324

— Io·wan \-wən\ adjective or noun