Iowa

ʻIowa English region Q1546 en the location of the state of Iowa in the United States Etymology en :bor fr:Aiouez<ety:der<dak:ayúxba>> From en fr Aiouez/fr Ayoés, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, from en dak ayúxba the sleepy ones. Pronunciation state, river en /ˈaɪəwə/ obsolete /ˈaɪəweɪ/ USJune 1956 Harold B. Allen Distribution Patterns of Place-Name Pronunciations Names: A Journal of Onomastics 74-77 6 2 10.1179/nam.1958.6.2.74 Since no members of the younger generation are reported as using this form [/ˈaɪəweɪ/], it would seem safe to predict its disappearance within the next two generations. en en-us-Iowa.ogg US town in Louisiana en /ˈaɪəweɪ/ US Proper noun en Q1546en state in the Midwestern region of the c/US Des Moines. en 1951 w:Herbert Hoover The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, Years of Adventure 1874–1920 https://archive.org/details/memoirsofherbert0000hoov/ New York w:Macmillan Company 901053599 10587103M 1 https://archive.org/details/memoirsofherbert0000hoov/page/1/ I prefer to think of Iowa as I saw it through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy. Those were eyes filled with the wonders of Iowa’s streams and woods, of the mystery of growing crops. en 2018-12-27 Mason Dockter A South Dakota man reflects on getting his Iowa license w:Sioux City Journal https://siouxcityjournal.com/weekender/a-south-dakota-man-reflects-on-getting-his-iowa-license/article_88e94373-0867-5282-b165-ca02915eda98.html I had lived in Sioux City without the proper Iowa documentation for more than a year, and I'd always figured the license from my home state was as good as gold -- and why not? https://web.archive.org/web/20200902170528/https://siouxcityjournal.com/weekender/a-south-dakota-man-reflects-on-getting-his-iowa-license/article_88e94373-0867-5282-b165-ca02915eda98.html en Issy Ronald Kevin, world’s tallest male dog, dies shortly after securing record w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/us/worlds-tallest-male-dog-kevin-dies-intl-scli 2024-06-25 His family, who live in West Des Moines, Iowa, have been left “devastated,” his owner Tracy Wolfe said in GWR press release. “He was just the best giant boy,” she added. https://web.archive.org/web/20260107184400/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/us/worlds-tallest-male-dog-kevin-dies-intl-scli en Jeff McMurray Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders w:AP News https://apnews.com/article/road-diets-traffic-safety-transportation-department-trump-2486cac519fdc56348532717e43dc81d 2025-04-21 When University of Iowa researchers surveyed first-responders in Cedar Rapids, their study published last year found no noticeable difference in response time when a road diet was in place. https://web.archive.org/web/20250827035306/https://apnews.com/article/road-diets-traffic-safety-transportation-department-trump-2486cac519fdc56348532717e43dc81d en Q1672169en A <<tributary>> of the <<river:Suf/Mississippi>> which flows through <<s/Iowa>> in a southeast direction. en town parish/Calcasieu Parish s/Louisiana. en Q182973 en w:University of Iowa. en UI<id:Q182973> initialism en Iowa State<id:Q1136919> ISU<id:Q1136919><qq:not to be confused> Derived terms en IA Iowa City Iowa County Iowa crab iowaite Iowan Descendants nv Áawah hahoodzo 1 Translations A state in the Midwestern US Arabic: ar آيوا Armenian: hy Այովա Azerbaijani: az Ayova Bengali: bn আইওয়া Bulgarian: bg А́йова Cherokee: chr ᎠᏯᏩ Chinese: Hokkien: nan-hbl Iowa Mandarin: cmn 艾奥瓦, cmn 爱荷华 Àihéhuá Czech: cs Iowa f Danish: da Iowa Esperanto: eo Iovao Farefare: gur Ayowa Finnish: fi Iowa French: fr Iowa Galician: gl Iowa f Georgian: ka აიოვა German: de Iowa Greek: el Αϊόβα f, el Άιοβα f Haitian Creole: ht Ayowa Hebrew: he איווה ayowa Hindi: hi आयोवा Hungarian: hu Iowa Italian: it Iowa m Japanese: ja アイオワ Aiowa Khmer: km អាយអូវ៉ា Korean: ko ^아이오와 Lao: lo ໄອໂອວາ Limburgish: li Iowa Macedonian: mk А́јова f Maltese: mt Ijowa Navajo: nv Áawah hahoodzo Pohnpeian: pon Aiowa Polish: pl Iowa Portuguese: pt Iowa Russian: ru А́йова f Spanish: es Iowa f Thai: th ไอโอวา Turkish: tr Iowa Ukrainian: uk А́йова f Vietnamese: vi Iowa, vi Ai-ô-òa Yiddish: yi אײַאָוואַ, yi אײַאָווע Noun s * One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa. See also References Further reading Anagrams en aiow Iwao en Native American tribes en Universities Danish da: Etymology Borrowed from da en Iowa. Proper noun da proper noun genitive Iowas da Iowa Q1546 Finnish fi: Etymology From fi en Iowa. Pronunciation iova aiova Proper noun fi Iowa Q1546 Declension sg Iow a French fr: thumb|right|Iowa Etymology fr :bor en:Iowa fr en Iowa. Pronunciation aillôwa iyôwa fr Fr-Iowa.oga Proper noun m fr Iowa Q1546 German de: Etymology de :bor en:Iowa de en Iowa. Pronunciation de [ˈaɪ̯ova] de De-Iowa.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Io wa Proper noun toponym de Iowa Q1546 Further reading de Italian it: Etymology it :bor en:Iowa it en Iowa. Pronunciation Àjowa Proper noun m it Iowa Q1546 Polish pl: region Q1546 Iowa Etymology pl en Iowa, from pl fr Aiouez, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, from pl dak ayúxba sleepy ones. Pronunciation ajoła LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Iowa.wav I.o.wa Proper noun f yes pl Iowa Q1546 pl pieczęć Iowa seal of Iowa pl Największym ośrodkiem miejskim w stanie Iowa jest Des Moines. The largest urban center in Iowa is Des Moines. pl Rzeka Des Moines, płynąca przez Iowa, uchodzi do Missisipi. The Des Moines River flows through Iowa and empties into the Mississippi. Further reading Portuguese pt: Etymology pt :ubor en:Iowa ++ Pronunciation aioua pt owɐ oɐ 3 Proper noun m iowano pt Iowa Q1546 See also Slovak sk: Pronunciation ajova Proper noun f Iowy žena sk Iowa Q1546 References Spanish Pronunciation Áiowa I.o.wa Proper noun f es Iowa Q1546 See also es Swedish sv: Etymology Borrowed from sv en Iowa. Proper noun sv proper noun genitive Iowas sv Iowa Q1546