Des Moines vs Iowa

Des Moines

name
  • A river in the United States, that flows from southern Minnesota into the Mississippi. 

  • A city in Washington. 

  • The capital city of Iowa, United States and the county seat of Polk County. 

  • A village in New Mexico. 

Iowa

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

  • A town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. 

  • University of Iowa. 

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

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

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