Nevada

American  

[nuh-vad-uh, -vah-duh] / nəˈvæd ə, -ˈvɑ də /

noun

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

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Nevada British  

/ nɪˈvɑːdə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Nev..   NV.  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)

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Nevada Cultural  

1. 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.

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Long known as a center of gambling.

Other Word Forms

• Nevadan
  adjective
• Nevadian
  adjective

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Nevada

This coming weekend, a new heat dome is expected to leave millions sweating in the American West, from Utah and Arizona to Nevada and California.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

In the wild, they grow only on the western slopes of California's Sierra Nevada.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

An investigation was unable to conclude exactly why the women became ill, but regulators in Nevada fined the doctor, who wasn’t licensed in their state, along with two other people in connection with the incident.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, the locals in the nearby town of Gerlach, Nevada, worried about where all those people planned to defecate.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

She was just left in some church in Reno, Nevada, as a baby.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson