Las Vegas

American  

[lahs vey-guhs] / lɑs ˈveɪ gəs /

noun

1. a city in SE Nevada.

2. a city in central New Mexico.

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Las Vegas British  

/ læs ˈveɪɡəs /

noun

1. a city in SE Nevada: famous for luxury hotels and casinos. Pop: 517 017 (2003 est)

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Las Vegas Cultural  

1. City in southern Nevada.

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A famous gambling and entertainment center.

Example Sentences

On a desk in Las Vegas, film from infrared cameras revealing new, dangerous sources of heat coming from the bulge sat, unopened and unexamined.

From Literature

She is joined on our call by Danni, 59, in Las Vegas, who is very candid about how much she "messed up and wasn't there" for her daughter.

From BBC

But it was Las Vegas in the early 1950s that transformed him.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Atlas robot, shown at a Las Vegas trade show in January, can twist its head, torso and joints 360 degrees—and replace its own batteries at a charging station.

From The Wall Street Journal

She married a jazz drummer in Las Vegas; he was also the ex-husband of her ex-agent.

From The Wall Street Journal