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Hawkeye State

Hawkeye State proper noun: official nickname for Iowa: a state of the United States.

Proper noun

the Hawkeye State

  1. Official nickname for Iowa: a state of the United States.
    • Donald Trump is shifting gears as the Iowa caucuses draw closer, taking a more active approach to campaigning in the Hawkeye State in order to quash any possibility that one of his primary rivals could catch up to him there.2023 September 20, Daniel Strauss, Kate Sullivan, Kristen Holmes, “Trump ramps up attention on Iowa even as he keeps one eye on the general election”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2023

Questions about Hawkeye State

What does Hawkeye State mean?
Hawkeye State means official nickname for Iowa: a state of the United States.
What part of speech is Hawkeye State?
Hawkeye State is a proper noun.

Words near Hawkeye State in the dictionary

  1. Hawkespeak
  2. Hawkesworth
  3. hawketh
  4. hawkey
  5. hawkeye
  6. Hawkeye State
  7. hawkeyed
  8. hawkeyes
  9. hawkeys
  10. hawkfaced
  11. hawkfish

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