iowa

IPA/ˈaɪ.əʊ.ə/
KK[ˈaɪəwə]IPA/ˈaɪ.ə.wə/

iowa — noun

1. 美國中西部的一個州，東臨密西西比河，西接密蘇里河，首府為狄蒙（Des Moines），以玉米、大豆農業和每年夏天的州博覽會聞名。

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Definition

美國中西部的一個州，東臨密西西比河，西接密蘇里河，首府為狄蒙（Des Moines），以玉米、大豆農業和每年夏天的州博覽會聞名。

Example

Iowa produces more corn than most other states in the U.S.

verb collocation: produces + corn / soybeans

Femi and his family settled in Iowa after leaving Chicago.

Common collocations
  • the state of Iowa
  • in Iowa
  • from Iowa
  • Iowa's economy
  • Iowa farmland

Usage Note

Iowa is a proper noun that names one of the 50 U.S. states. People from Iowa are called Iowans. The state name itself does not change form for plural or possessive contexts (e.g., 'Iowa's weather', not 'Iowas weather').

Common Mistakes

Iowas are friendly people.
Iowans are friendly people.
The word for a person from Iowa is 'Iowan', not 'Iowa'.

2. 一條流經愛荷華州東南部的河流，全長約468公里，在該州東南部匯入密西西比河。

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Definition

一條流經愛荷華州東南部的河流，全長約468公里，在該州東南部匯入密西西比河。

Example

The Iowa River flows through Iowa City toward the Mississippi.

preposition: flows through [place]

Camille went kayaking on the Iowa River last weekend.

preposition: on the + [river name]

Common collocations
  • the Iowa River
  • along the Iowa River
  • on the Iowa River
  • the Iowa River flows

Usage Note

The Iowa River is a specific waterway, not the name of the state. Use 'the' before the name (the Iowa River), unlike the state name which does not take an article.

Common Mistakes

I went fishing on Iowa River.
I went fishing on the Iowa River.
River names in English require the definite article 'the'.

Word family

  • Iowan
    nounB2
  • Iowan
    adjectiveB2

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • the state of Iowa
  • the Iowa River

Prepositions

Etymology

蘇族語（達科他語）法語英語

地名源自達科他蘇族（Dakota Sioux）語言中的「ayúxba」或「Ioway」一詞，最初是蘇族人用來稱呼愛荷瓦部落的名稱。法國探險家將這個名稱記錄下來，後來先後用於愛荷華河以及該州的命名。