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Nebraska.

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

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name/nəˈbɹæs.kə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  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.

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  3. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory: A township in Livingston County, Illinois.

  4. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory: An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana.

  5. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory: A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas.

  6. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory: A ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio.

  7. Ellipsis of University of Nebraska.

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  8. Ellipsis of University of Nebraska. Ellipsis of University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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Where this word comes from

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.

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