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Vinony

Vegas

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. abbreviated form for Las Vegas
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈveɪɡəs/ / /ˈveɪɡəz/

name

Etymology: Clipping of Las Vegas.

  1. Las 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.

noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. plural of Vega