Standard Lemma guide

Iowa

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈaɪəwə/
  • US, obsolete: /ˈaɪəweɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈaɪəweɪ/
  • CMU ARPABET: AY1 AH0 W AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AY1 OW0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A tributary of the Mississippi River which flows through Iowa in a southeast direction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of University of Iowa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: UI

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

One of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ioway

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Chiwere

7

noun

Meaning 7

a state in midwestern United States

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hawkeye State, IA

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: American state

8

noun

Meaning 8

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ioway

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Sioux, Siouan

History

Etymology

From French Aiouez/Ayoés, an early transliteration of the name for the Iowa tribe, from Dakota ayúxba (“the sleepy ones”).

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: آيوا — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Armenian: Այովա (Ayova) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Azerbaijani: Ayova — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Bengali: আইওয়া (aiōẇa) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Bulgarian: А́йова (Ájova) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏯᏩ (ayawa) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Chinese: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Chinese Mandarin: 艾奥瓦 (Ài'àowǎ) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Chinese Mandarin: 爱荷华 (Àihéhuá) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Czech: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Danish: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Esperanto: Iovao — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Farefare: Ayowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Finnish: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • French: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Galician: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Georgian: აიოვა (aiova) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • German: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Greek: Αϊόβα (Aïóva) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Greek: Άιοβα (Áiova) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Haitian Creole: Ayowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Hebrew: איווה (ayowa) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Hindi: आयोवा (āyovā) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Hungarian: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Italian: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Japanese: アイオワ (Aiowa) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Khmer: អាយអូវ៉ា (ʼaayʼouvaa) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Korean: 아이오와 (Aiowa) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Lao: ໄອໂອວາ (ʼai ʼ) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Limburgish: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Macedonian: А́јова (Ájova) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Maltese: Ijowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Navajo: Áawah hahoodzo — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Pohnpeian: Aiowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Polish: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Portuguese: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Russian: А́йова (Ájova) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Spanish: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Thai: ไอโอวา (ai-oo-wâa) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Turkish: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Ukrainian: А́йова (Ájova) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Vietnamese: Iowa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Vietnamese: Ai-ô-òa — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Yiddish: אײַאָוואַ (ayova) — A state in the Midwestern US
  • Yiddish: אײַאָווע (ayove) — A state in the Midwestern US