I·o·wa 1 (   -w)n. pl. Iowa or I·o·was 1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of Iowa and southwest Minnesota, with present-day descendants in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. b. A member of this people. 2. The Siouan language of the Iowa. [From French ayoés, ultimately from Dakota ayúxba.] I o·wa adj. |
| I·o·wa 2 (-w) Abbr. IA or Ia. A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 29th state in 1846. Part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, Iowa was organized as a separate territory in 1838. The Mound Builders lived in the area in prehistoric times. Des Moines is the capital and the largest city. Population: 2,990,000. I o·wan adj. |
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