Nevada

[ nuh-vad-uh, -vah-duh ]

/ nəˈvæd ə, -ˈvɑ də /

noun

a state in the W United States. 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Capital: Carson City. Abbreviation: NV (for use with zip code), Nev.

OTHER WORDS FROM Nevada

Ne·vad·an, Ne·vad·i·an, adjective, noun

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A petition has been delivered in Nevada that will put a similar measure to the one in Washington on the ballot in 2016.

The Gun Battle Since Newtown |Cliff Schecter |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It had more petition signatures than any previous Nevada ballot initiative.

The Gun Battle Since Newtown |Cliff Schecter |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then we were dropping in on some cabaret in Denver, or perhaps it was a restaurant in Nevada.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But some of his pickup methods might actually be criminal, according to the state of Nevada.

School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website |Brandy Zadrozny |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Hispanic Republican moderate Brian Sandoval just won a landslide reelection in Nevada.

Could This Be the First Pro-Choice Republican on a National Ticket? |David Freedlander |November 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I was back in Nevada just a week when a stampede into a new mining camp called Wonder took place.

My Adventures with Your Money |George Graham Rice
Mr. Schwab, at the time he became a promoter of Nevada mines, was an expert steelmaker.

My Adventures with Your Money |George Graham Rice
The goatherds of Nevada, however (rightly or wrongly), do not share this view.

Wild Spain (Espaa agreste) |Abel Chapman
It was folly to suppose that my credit at the Nevada was of this size.

Blindfolded |Earle Ashley Walcott
We don't never get much mail from Nevada—not in this office we don't never hardly.

Galusha the Magnificent |Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for nevada

Nevada

/ (nɪˈvɑːdə) /

noun

a state of the western US: lies almost wholly within the Great Basin, a vast desert plateau; noted for production of gold and copper. Capital: Carson City. Pop: 2 241 154 (2003 est). Area: 284 612 sq km (109 889 sq miles) Abbreviation: Nev., (with zip code) NV

Cultural definitions for nevada

Nevada

State in the western United States bordered by Oregon and Idaho to the north, Utah and Arizona to the east, and California to the south and west. Its capital is Carson City, and its largest city is Las Vegas.

notes for Nevada

Long known as a center of gambling.

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