アイオワ州
解説 Definition
Iowa は Iowa（アイオワ州）を指す固有名詞です。アメリカ中西部にある州の名前で、通常は英語では Iowa と大文字で書きます。
Iowa is a state in the Midwestern United States. As a proper place name, it is normally capitalized and is used in expressions about living in, traveling across, or locating the state.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
州名なので通常は Iowa と先頭を大文字にし、発音は /ˈaɪəwə/ です。地図上で米国中西部に位置する州として、live in Iowa、drive across Iowa、Iowa in the Midwest の組み合わせで覚えましょう。住民・形容詞は Iowan で、一般名詞のように冠詞を付ける名称ではありません。
Remember Iowa as a proper name, so it normally begins with a capital I even though this entry is displayed in lowercase. Its pronunciation is /ˈaɪəwə/. Place it mentally on a map of the American Midwest and learn it through practical combinations: live in Iowa, drive across Iowa, and Iowa is in the Midwest. The related word Iowan refers to a resident of the state or something connected with it. Unlike an ordinary count noun, the state name does not normally take an article in sentences such as “My aunt lives in Iowa.”
例文
My aunt lives in Iowa.
私のおばはアイオワ州に住んでいます。
We drove across Iowa in summer.
私たちは夏にアイオワ州を車で横断しました。
The map shows Iowa in the Midwest.
その地図ではアイオワ州が中西部に示されています。
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iowa の語源・成り立ち Etymology
アイオワ（Iowa）はスー語族の部族名「Ioway」に由来し、「眠たがる人々」を意味するとされる。フランス人探検家がこの名を記録し、川の名を経て州名となった。先住民の言語が地名として定着した典型例である。
The name Iowa ultimately comes from Ioway, the name used for a Siouan-speaking Indigenous people. European explorers, including French speakers, recorded forms of the tribal name, which was subsequently applied to geographical features such as the Iowa River and later to the territory and state. The name has often been interpreted as meaning “sleepy ones” or “those who put themselves to sleep,” although translations of Indigenous names require caution. Its secure historical basis is the tribal name Ioway.
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