English Explanatory Dictionary

Nevada

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
  2. Several other locations in the United States:
  3. A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
  4. A city, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.
  5. A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
  6. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
  7. An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.
  8. An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
  9. University of Nevada, Reno.
  10. A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
  11. A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia.
  12. A surname.

Pronunciation

/nɪˈvædə/ /nəˈvædə/ [nəˈvæɾə] nĭ-vădʹə nə-vădʹə En-us-nevada.ogg /nɪˈvɑdə/ /nəˈvɑdə/ [nəˈvɑɾə] nĭ-väʹdə nə-väʹdə /nəˈveɪdə/ nə-vāʹdə /nəˈvɑːdə/ /nɪˈvɑːdə/

Word forms

Nevada

Etymology

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

Derived words

Cal-Nev-Ari Nevada bluegrass Nevada City Nevada County Nevada Day Nevada gas nevadaite Nevadan Nevadaplano Nevada Triangle Nevadian nevadite NV Sierra Nevada
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