Nevada

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

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.

Nevada

/ 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)

Nevada

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.

Long known as a center of gambling.

Other Word Forms

• Nevadan adjective
• Nevadian adjective

Example Sentences

McLaren team chief Andrea Stella explained that the disqualification of both cars, for excessive wear of the skid blocks, was a result of an unexpected level of "porpoising... exacerbated by the conditions" in Nevada.

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The group includes Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto from Nevada, where gambling has been regulated by the state for a century, and Republican John Curtis from Utah, where gambling is banned.

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The group includes Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto from Nevada, where gambling has been regulated by the state for a century, and Republican John Curtis from Utah, where gambling is banned.

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The workaround, which involves the attorney general giving new titles to interim picks, has faced challenges across the country, including in Los Angeles, Nevada, New Jersey and New York.

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By soaking soils, they’ll enable future rainstorms to more easily run off into reservoirs and snow to accumulate in the Sierra Nevada.

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