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'''DIOCESE OF DES MOINES''' (Dioecesis Desmoinensis)
'''DIOCESE OF DES MOINES''' (Dioecesis Desmoinensis)


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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The name of the city was taken from that of the river,  which in turn is supposed to represent a corruption by the French of the original name, Moingona,--the French at first using the abbreviation 'moin ', and calling the river 'la riviere des moins,' and then, the name haying become associated with the Trappist monks, changing it into 'la riviere 'des moines '.
The name of the city was taken from that of the river,  which in turn is supposed to represent a corruption by the French of the original name, Moingona,--the French at first using the abbreviation 'moin ', and calling the river 'la riviere des moins,' and then, the name haying become associated with the Trappist monks, changing it into 'la riviere 'des moines '.
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