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Des Moines

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Des Moines  (d moin)
The capital and largest city of Iowa, in the south-central part of the state on the Des Moines River. Fort Des Moines was built on the site in 1843, and the surrounding settlement became a city in 1851. It was chosen as state capital in 1857. Population: 194,000.
Des Moines [də ˈmɔɪn ˈmɔɪnz]
n
1. (Placename) a city in S central Iowa: state capital. Pop.: 198 682 (2000)
2. (Placename) a river in the N central US, rising in SW Minnesota and flowing southeast to join the Mississippi. Length: 861 km (535 miles)
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Noun1.Des MoinesDes Moines - the capital and largest city in Iowa
capital of Iowa
Hawkeye State, IA, Iowa - a state in midwestern United States


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The only hotel of that name was in the Rue des Moines.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
1894, when I wandered up the main street of Des Moines and was variously invited by strangers into various blind pigs--I remember drinking in barber-shops, plumbing establishments, and furniture stores.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
They worked in Chicago, Des Moines, Fort Wayne, but they were always unfortunate.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
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