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Definition of Des moines

1. Noun. The capital and largest city in Iowa.

Definition of Des moines

1. Proper noun. The capital city of the state of Iowa. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Des moines

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"Mr. Justice Davis delivered the opinion of the court: This is a case of collision between the steamers Katie and des moines, while navigating the Ohio river ..."

2. Bulletin by United States Weather Bureau (1904)
"The basin of the des moines River extends from southern Minnesota southeastward to the southeast corner of Iowa. It is quite narrow in the southern portion, ..."

3. Bulletin of the University of Wisconsin by University of Wisconsin (1908)
"Commissioner John MacVicar of des moines. City Hall (des moines) 10:357-9. ... National View of the des moines Plan. Reprinted from Washington (DC) Times. ..."

4. Reports ... 2d Series by International Labour Office, United States Tariff Commission (1915)
"The des moines group was originally separated from the upper ... The stratigraphy of the des moines group has recently been described in detail for every ..."

5. The American Bar by James Clark Fifield (1918)
"Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; des moines, and Iowa State Bar Ass'ns. Donald Evans, b. ... Firm is counsel for: Chicago Great Western Railroad Co., des moines ..."

6. Field Hearing on "Education at a Crossroads, What Works? What's Wasted edited by Peter Hoekstra (2000)
"Merrill Middle School here in des moines has a good model for a mentorship program. Many community groups especially college sororities and fraternities are ..."

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