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.

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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)

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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

Nebraska and South Dakota joined, and eventually Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi and Oklahoma also agreed to the terms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, herself a cattle rancher, said lowering grocery prices cannot come “at the expense of American producers.”

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

At the end of one beef supply chain is Paul and Jessica Urban, who own Block 16, a burger restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

DC Studios will also grace Hall H to preview its HBO series "Lanterns," starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as small-town Nebraska detectives, which debuts August 16.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The show always kept him away from his home in North Platte, Nebraska, but his absence wasn’t the main problem.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson