noun
Iowa
EYE-uh-wuh
noun
1
A Native American people originally from the region that is now the U.S. state of Iowa, or a member of this people.
"The Iowa people historically lived along the Missouri and Mississippi river valleys."
How to Use Iowa
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRefers to a Native American people, distinct from the more common use of "Iowa" as the name of a U.S. state.
Word Forms
Iowas plural, Iowa plural
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Etymology
From French Aiouez, an early spelling of the tribal name, itself borrowed from a Dakota word meaning roughly "the sleepy ones."