Des Moines in British English
(də ˈmɔɪn, ˈmɔɪnz)
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 in American English
(də ˈmɔɪn)
1.
river in Iowa, flowing southeast into the Mississippi: c. 325 mi (523 km)
2.
capital of Iowa, in the central part: pop. 199,000
Word origin
Fr, lit., of the monksImage ofDes Moines
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