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Las Vegas

American  
[lahs vey-guhs] / lɑs ˈveɪ gəs /

noun

  1. a city in SE Nevada.

  2. a city in central New Mexico.


Las Vegas British  
/ læs ˈveɪɡəs /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Las Vegas Cultural  
  1. City in southern Nevada.


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A famous gambling and entertainment center.

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But after struggling on the road before losing consecutive games at home against Las Vegas and Dallas amid a three-game losing streak, the Sparks needed something to go right.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Ruby Duncan, a welfare-rights activist who led protests and founded Operation Life in Las Vegas, died on April 26 at 93.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

A Las Vegas elementary school now bears her name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Rae Burrell scored a career-high 22 points, but the rest of the Sparks combine to shoot 12-for-51 in loss to Las Vegas Aces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

This drone was actually being “flown” and manipulated by an expert who was sitting back at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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