IOW
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8.7
- proper noun
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Isla de Wight
- IOW, the flow of manufacturing jobs outside the US stops and reverses a little with the dollar at this value.
Examples
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This loss is as big as any of those gains, IOW.
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IOW, those 30 million bbls of proven technically recoverable reserves in this field also represent nearly zero proven recoverable reserves.
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IOW, Democrats have learned nothing in the past 12 years about electoral politics.
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IOW, the Fair Housing Act, etc., prohibits discrimination on account of race in choosing whom to sell or rent to.
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IOW, McD the corp. sends inspectors around to make sure the franchises are meeting standards.
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IOW, a snowball Earth cannot sustain itself only through the lack of CO2; something else must contribute, for instance, significantly lower insolation.
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IOW, Lee's comments are quite biased and tantamount to lying by omission.
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The annual music festival takes place on the IOW, attracting visitors from all over the UK.
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Many tourists visit the IOW for its stunning beaches and scenic landscapes.
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The ferry services to the IOW provide an easy way for people to travel to the island.
Synonyms
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7.9
An island off the south coast of England in the English Channel
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3.9
An island county off the south coast of England with beaches and small towns
Surface Forms
Morphology
IOW = Isle of Wight (opaque) = I + O + W
This is an initialism for a specific place name; the letters do not convey the place's identity unless the reader already knows the expansion.
Etymology
IOW is an abbreviation for the place 'Isle of Wight', an island off the south coast of England. The letters are simply the island's initials, I, O, W, so you can remember it as the name you see on maps, tickets, or ferry signs.