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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Example Sentences

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

“We are prepared for situations exactly like this,” said Michael Ash, the CEO of Nebraska Medicine, in a statement about the hantavirus outbreak.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

The California Department of Public Health said it didn’t know when the Californians in Nebraska would return home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Rosmarin and 14 other American passengers arrived Monday morning at the National Quarantine Unit, part of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the only federally funded such unit in the US.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

One Thursday in March, the circus had come through Humble, Nebraska, like a rogue spring wind, the kind that kicks pollen into the air and sends the shoots up too early.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray