Iowa

geographical name

Io·​wa ˈī-ə-wə How to pronounce Iowa (audio)
1
river 291 miles (468 kilometers) long in the state of Iowa flowing southeast into the Mississippi River
2
state of the central U.S. between the Mississippi River on the east and the Missouri River on the west; capital Des Moines area 56,275 square miles (145,752 square kilometers), population 3,046,355
Iowan adjective or noun

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“Iowa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Iowa. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

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