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Nevada

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Ne⋅vad⋅a

  [nuh-vad-uh, -vah-duh]
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a state in the W United States. 799,184; 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Capital: Carson City. Abbreviation: NV (for use with zip code), Nev.
Related forms:
Ne⋅vad⋅an, Ne⋅vad⋅i⋅an, adjective, noun
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Ne·vad·a   (nə-vād'ə, -vä'də)   
A state of the western United States. It was admitted as the 36th state in 1864. Part of the area ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848, it became a separate territory in 1861 after an influx of settlers drawn by the discovery (1859) of the Comstock Lode. Carson City is the capital and Las Vegas the largest city. Population: 2,570,000.
Ne·vad'an, Ne·vad'i·an adj. & n.
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Nevada

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.

Note: Long known as a center of gambling.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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