Nebraska

[ nuh-bras-kuh ]

noun
  1. a state in the central United States. 77,237 sq. mi. (200,044 sq. km). Capital: Lincoln. Abbreviations: NE (for use with zip code), Nebr., Neb.

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How to use Nebraska in a sentence

  • Cheap as they are, they are a poorer speculation than even corner lots in a lithographic city of Nebraska or Oregon.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • But before he could even sow that year's crop, he would have to see a certain banker who lived in Nebraska.

    The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
  • For several nights a certain insurgent lieutenant had tried to pass the Nebraska lines.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • The Arikara were, some centuries ago, in northern Nebraska, but migrated gradually up the river.

    Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph Gilmore
  • In the northwest part of Nebraska there is a high butte with perpendicular sides like the walls of a great building.

    Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph Gilmore

British Dictionary definitions for Nebraska

Nebraska

/ (nɪˈbræskə) /


noun
  1. a state of the western US: consists of an undulating plain. Capital: Lincoln. Pop: 1 739 291 (2003 est). Area: 197 974 sq km (76 483 sq miles): Abbreviation: Nebr., (with zip code) NE

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Cultural definitions for Nebraska

Nebraska

State in the midwestern United States bordered by South Dakota to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the east, Kansas to the south, and Colorado and Wyoming to the west. Its capital is Lincoln, and its largest city is Omaha.

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