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Ne·bras·ka 
[nuh-bras-kuh] Pronunciation Key
[nuh-bras-kuh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a state in the central United States. 1,570,006; 77,237 sq. mi. (200,044 sq. km). Capital: Lincoln. Abbreviation: NE (for use with zip code), Nebr., Neb. |
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| Ne·bras·ka
(nə-brās'kə) Pronunciation Key
A state of the central United States in the Great Plains. It was admitted as the 37th state in 1867. The region became part of the United States through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and was made a separate territory by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Its present boundaries were established in 1861. Lincoln is the capital and Omaha the largest city. Population: 1,770,000. |
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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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Nebraska City, NE (city, FIPS 33705) Location: 40.67624 N, 95.86070 W
Population (1990): 6547 (2955 housing units)
Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68410
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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