Las Vegas

[ lahs vey-guhs ]

noun

1. a city in SE Nevada.
2. a city in central New Mexico.

Las Vegas

/ læs ˈveɪɡəs /

noun

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

Las Vegas

1. City in southern Nevada .

Notes

A famous gambling and entertainment center.

Example Sentences

He worked out with Team USA in Las Vegas in July but eventually was sent home and didn’t play in the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

The tensions were apparent during last week’s Colorado River Water Users Assn. conference in Las Vegas, an event that often features negotiating sessions in addition to speeches outlining proposals for reducing demands on the river.

From Los Angeles Times

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on the Frenchman Mountain fault could result in 80 to 300 deaths in Clark County, home to Las Vegas, according to state estimates.

From Los Angeles Times

They knocked off Denver, Carolina, Las Vegas and the Chargers and easily could have lost any of those.

From Los Angeles Times

After a frustrating season of setbacks and wrong turns, USC will finish right back where it started: In Las Vegas, up against a team from the Southeastern Conference.

From Los Angeles Times