No, the capital of Iowa does not mean monks in French. The capital of Iowa is called Des Moines, which is of French origin and translates to "the monks" in English, but it does not have the same meaning in French.
The French "des Moines" translates literally to either "from the monks" or "of the monks".
From the French Riviere Des Moines or River of the Monks.
the french monks invented the game 'tennis'
From the French Riviere Des Moines or River of the Monks.
Dez Moinez is slang for Des Moines, with the accent on the second syllable in Moinez making the two words rhyme. Des Moines is french for " the monks' " or " of the monks ".
tennis :D
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The French liquor Chartreuse has been made by Carthusian Monks since the 1740's. The liquor is named after the monks monastery in the mountains of Chartreuse, France.
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