Nevada
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//nɪˈvædə//
- United States//nəˈvædə//
- United States/[nəˈvæɾə]/
- United States//nɪˈvɑdə//
A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
proper noun
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A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
The next highest percentages were in Oklahoma, Nevada and New Mexico, with 26.3%, 25.6% and 25.4%, respectively.
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Several other locations in the United States: A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Several other locations in the United States: A city, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.
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Several other locations in the United States: A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
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Several other locations in the United States: A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Several other locations in the United States: An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.
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Several other locations in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
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University of Nevada, Reno.
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A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
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A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia.
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A surname.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Nevada, from nevada (“snow-covered”).
Nevada · A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
never · At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.never-ending · Having no end or being endless.nevermind · Attention, heed.