Nebraska

American

[nuh-bras-kuh] / nəˈbræs kə /

noun

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

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

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 rancher Yvette Mannon was already having a rough year.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Outside Nebraska, the company is planning water parks in Florida, Illinois and North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

More horrifying still, his statement was met by extended cheers from his exuberant audience of nearly 6,000 people who showed up in Nebraska on Oct.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Often, they relate to his lifelong passions: show tunes, railroads, the big-band era, Nebraska and early Frank Sinatra performances from the 1930s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Just a few hours in that soddie made me see how folks could go crazed and run out into the freezing cold of the Nebraska prairie.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye

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