Iowa

Definitions

1. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines.
2. One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.
3. A tributary of the Mississippi River which flows through Iowa in a southeast direction.
4. A town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
5. Ellipsis of University of Iowa.
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Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“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⟳.”

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