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Nevada

proper noun

  1. American state
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /nɪˈvædə/ / /nəˈvædə/ / [nəˈvæɾə]

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Nevada, from nevada (“snow-covered”).

  1. 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.

  2. Several other locations in the United States:
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  8. University of Nevada, Reno.
  9. A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
  10. A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia.
  11. A surname.