iowas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
    Ioway; Iowa.
  2. noun a state in midwestern United States
    IA; Iowa; Hawkeye State.
  3. noun a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa
    Ioway; Iowa.

WordNet

I"o*was noun plural
Definitions
  1. ; sing. Iowa. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region now included in the State of Iowa.

Webster 1913