Hawkeye State

proper noun

Official nickname for Iowa: a state of the United States.

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Meanings

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  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
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APA

Hawkeye State. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawkeye%20State

MLA

“Hawkeye State.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawkeye%20State. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hawkeye State,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawkeye%20State.

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