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

Around the same time, the committee also met to review an exemption application related to water management at the Grayrocks Dam in Wyoming and its effects on endangered whooping cranes downstream in Nebraska.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Gangly and awkward, Bohm was not drafted out of high school or offered a scholarship by Nebraska, his school of choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Oklahoma became the first state in 2023 to pass a comprehensive statewide caregiver tax credit, followed by Nebraska in 2024.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

But even when Nebraska did reach the tournament, they found new and creative ways to fall flat on their faces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The show always kept him away from his home in North Platte, Nebraska, but his absence wasn’t the main problem.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson