English Explanatory Dictionary

Nebraska

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
  2. A former territory (1854–1867) of the United States, encompassing areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Colorado, and Montana. Capital: Omaha.
  3. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
  4. A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana.
  6. A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas.
  7. A ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio.
  8. Ellipsis of University of Nebraska.
  9. Ellipsis of University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Pronunciation

/nəˈbɹæs.kə/ en-us-Nebraska.ogg

Word forms

Nebraska

Etymology

Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge ([ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ]; contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge) or from Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska ([ˌnĩˈbˡðaska]), both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.

Synonyms

Cornhusker State NU UNL

Derived words

NE Neb. Nebr. Nebraska City Nebraska Ice Nebraska Man Nebraskan nebraskanic nebraskanic acid nebraskensis Wyobraska

Translations

Arabic: نِبْرَاسْكَا Armenian: Նեբրասկա Bulgarian: Небра́ска Cherokee: ᏎᎷᏱ Chinese Mandarin: 內布拉斯加 /内布拉斯加 Czech: Nebraska Danish: Nebraska Esperanto: Nebrasko Finnish: Nebraska French: Nebraska Galician: Nebrasca Georgian: ნებრასკა German: Nebraska Hebrew: נברסקה Hindi: नेब्रास्का Italian: Nebraska Japanese: ネブラスカ Khmer: ណេប្រាស្កា Korean: 네브래스카 Lao: ເນບຣາສະກາ Lao: ເນບຣາສກາ Macedonian: Небра́ска Marathi: नेब्रास्का Navajo: Nabeeskah hahoodzo Persian: نبراسکا Polish: Nebraska Portuguese: Nebrasca Portuguese: Nebraska Russian: Небра́ска Spanish: Nebraska Thai: เนแบรสกา Turkish: Nebraska Ukrainian: Небра́ска Urdu: نیبراسکا Uyghur: نېبراسكا Yiddish: נעבראַסקאַ
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