Des Moines

[ duh moin ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Iowa, in the central part, on the Des Moines River.
2. a river flowing SE from SW Minnesota through Iowa to the Mississippi River. About 530 miles (850 km) long.

Des Moines

/ ˈmɔɪnz; də ˈmɔɪn /

noun

1. a city in S central Iowa: state capital. Pop: 196 093 (2003 est)
2. a river in the N central US, rising in SW Minnesota and flowing southeast to join the Mississippi. Length: 861 km (535 miles)

Des Moines

1. Capital of Iowa and largest city in the state.

Other Words From

• Des Moines·i·an [d, uh, , moi, -nee-, uh, n], noun

Example Sentences

The mayor of Des Moines acknowledged that threat on Saturday.

From Washington Post

Born in Des Moines, she acted in children’s theater when she was 7.

From Washington Blade

Rural beginnings Cloris Leachman was born in Des Moines on April 30, 1926, and grew up in a lonely rural patch of land beyond the city limits.

From Washington Post

Along with her Stanford teammates, Ledecky competed against the Cal swim team twice in November, her first live competition since the TYR Pro Swim Series event in Des Moines, in late February.

From Washington Post

The city’s growth has continued since that time, and Des Moines is now Iowa’s largest city – a thriving hub of midwestern industry and culture, with a warm and welcoming personality.

From No Straight News

That candidate, Joni Ernst, did herself no favors yesterday by blowing off the editorial board of The Des Moines Register.

From The Daily Beast

The Des Moines women called their Senate contest “ugly,” the kind of race where you vote for the lesser of two evils.

From The Daily Beast

The ex-girlfriend had rallied to his side and written a letter to the editor of The Des Moines Register in his defense.

From The Daily Beast

It was a hot Friday morning and Brad Zaun was juggling a baby in a slightly unkempt living room of suburban Des Moines.

From The Daily Beast

Roy Halston Frowick was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1932, the son of a Norwegian-American accountant.

From The Daily Beast

On Monday, this city sets up shop in a Des Moines suburb to give two exhibitions.

From Project Gutenberg

Mounted Paul at eight o'clock and rode twenty miles, which brought me to Des Moines.

From Project Gutenberg

The next day a copy of the Des Moines Leader reached me, in which the following notice appeared.

From Project Gutenberg

Seven laborers came as a result of correspondence with a physician from Des Moines, Iowa.

From Project Gutenberg

Between Salt river and Des Moines, is a beautiful and rich country of land.

From Project Gutenberg