Nevada.
A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
Meaning & usage
A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
Several other locations in the United States: A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Several other locations in the United States: A city, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.
Several other locations in the United States: A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
Several other locations in the United States: A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Several other locations in the United States: An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.
Several other locations in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
University of Nevada, Reno.
A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish Nevada, from nevada (“snow-covered”).
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