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The article for

Iowa

(das) Iowa

Iowa is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] State in the north of the United States

[1] Bundesstaat im Norden der USA

Examples

[1] My husband comes from iowia

[1] Mein Mann kommt aus Iowa.

[1] IOWA is known for its wide natural landscapes, but also for its village and small town natural

[1] Iowa ist für seine weiten Naturlandschaften bekannt, aber auch für seine dörfliche und kleinstädtische Natur.
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[1] IOWA is not called the Corn State for reason, because nowhere else is as much corn as it is grown as here

[1] Man nennt Iowa nicht ohne Grund den Corn State, denn nirgendwo anders wird soviel Mais angebaut wie hier.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "iowa" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Iowa —
Genitiv (des Iowa) (des Iowas) Iowas —
Dativ (dem) Iowa —
Akkusativ (das) Iowa —

Pronunciation

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