Vegas

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈveɪɡəs//
//ˈveɪɡəz//

Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA.

proper noun

1
informalLas Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA.
I'm of two minds about Vegas. I think Vegas is strange, and I don't know where their water comes from. But as a town and a place for an entertainer, there's . . . no other place you can go to where you can just sit and do six weeks at a time and have your band and your staff be so happy.
2
Gambling, especially sports betting.

Etymology

Clipping of Las Vegas.

noun

1
Also a form of Vegaplural of Vega

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Vega · The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α)…vegan · Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather,…Vegan · Relating to the star Vega.

Vegas · Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA.

vegetable · A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the…vegetarian · A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases,…vegetation · Plants, taken collectively.

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