Iowa

I-o-wa · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A state in the Midwestern United States, known for its agriculture and as an important early primary state in presidential elections.

  2. 2.

    A Native American people originally inhabiting the Great Plains region.

Related words

See also: Midwest, United States

Etymology

From the Iowa or Ioway people, whose name may derive from ayuxba meaning "sleepy ones" in the language of a neighboring tribe.