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Iowa

Iowa

3.5
A person from a Native American group who long ago lived in Iowa and nearby states
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪəwə/
translation icon : Iowa
  • Many Iowa members participate in cultural events to preserve their history and customs.

Examples

  • The Iowa people have a rich cultural heritage that includes unique storytelling traditions.

  • In the past, the Iowa tribe lived in traditional dwellings made of natural materials.

  • I'm in New York City and I met a man from Iowa who used to his friend sold the penis.

Synonyms

Ioway
vsIowa
9.9

A person from a Native American people who lived in parts of Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri

is the more common alternative form of that tribal name
Sioux
vsIowa
7.1

A Native American people from the plains of North America with shared language and culture

is a more narrowly located people originally from three Midwestern states
Siouan
vsIowa
9.9

A person who belongs to a Native American group that speaks Sioux languages

is one specific people within that wider language family

Compounds

Iowa crab apple
  • US
9.9

A small wild apple tree with fragrant pink spring flowers

Iowa crab
  • US
9.3

A small wild apple tree that grows in the western United States and has fragrant pink flowers

Surface Forms

Iowa singular
Iowas plural

Etymology

Iowa as a name for a person comes from the Native American group called the Ioway, so an Iowa is a member of that people who originally lived in parts of what are now Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri.