Nevada

American  

[nuh-vad-uh, -vah-duh] / nəˈvæd ə, -ˈvɑ də /

noun

1. a state in the western United States. 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Carson City. NV (for use with zip code), Nev.

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Nevada British  

/ nɪˈvɑːdə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Nev..   NV.  a state of the western US: lies almost wholly within the Great Basin, a vast desert plateau; noted for production of gold and copper. Capital: Carson City. Pop: 2 241 154 (2003 est). Area: 284 612 sq km (109 889 sq miles)

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Nevada Cultural  

1. 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.

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Long known as a center of gambling.

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Derived Forms

• Nevadan
  adjective
• Nevadian
  adjective

Example Sentences

When they reached the Humboldt Sink in Nevada, Cornwall in a fateful decision decided to split with the party.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Route 395 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Anything California does for Lake Tahoe will benefit residents on the Nevada side.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

We were headed for John’s family cabin in the mountains, and we could get the hitchhiker halfway to Reno, Nevada, where he was headed.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge