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Nebraska

American  
[nuh-bras-kuh] / nəˈbræs kə /

noun

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


Nebraska British  
/ nɪˈbræskə /

noun

  1. Abbreviation: Nebr..   NE.  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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Nebraska Cultural  
  1. 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, Florida, New York and California, among other states, exempt a primary residence from assets counted for Medicaid eligibility under certain circumstances.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Several schools, including Georgia and Nebraska, have indicated that they will no longer schedule games against Texas Tech in any sport and might cancel contests already on the docket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

More than a dozen Americans exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship earlier this spring might soon be allowed to leave a Nebraska quarantine unit and isolate at home for three more weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Nebraska passed a caregiver tax credit in 2024, and about a dozen other states are working on similar measures, including Ohio, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Vermont.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

It’s cold, unseasonably so for Nebraska in late June.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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