iowa

Noun iowa has 3 senses

• iowa(n = noun.person) ioway - a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri;
is a kind of siouan, sioux

• iowa(n = noun.location) hawkeye state, ia - a state in midwestern United States;
is a part of corn belt, middle west, midwest, midwestern united states, america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
is a kind of american state
has parts: davenport, cedar rapids, clinton, capital of iowa, des moines, dubuque, mason city, ottumwa, sioux city, little sioux river

• iowa(n = noun.communication) ioway - a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa;
is a kind of chiwere