Nebraska

[ nuh-bras-kuh ]

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.

Nebraska

/ nɪˈbræskə /

noun

1. 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) AbbreviationNebr.with zip codeNE

Nebraska

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 .

Example Sentences

When the Terps faced Nebraska on back-to-back nights, Wiggins scored 21 points with 11 rebounds in the first outing and then tied his career high with 22 points the next day.

From Washington Post

At a site with multiple drive-through units, the state of Nebraska has served up to 1,200 cars per day.

From MIT Technology Review

Ayala and Wiggins showcased their versatility against Nebraska, each hitting four shots from three-point range and attacking the rim.

From Washington Post

Senior guard Katie Benzan was aggressive from the start and followed her least productive game of the season — two points in a 95-73 win over Nebraska — with 11 points and three threes in the first quarter.

From Washington Post

Sasse, a Nebraska Republican and one of the most conservative members of the Senate, wouldn’t bend to meet the former President’s whims.

From Time

Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah will never come anywhere close to being purple.

From The Daily Beast

These agricultural pests migrate in mid-summer to the Rocky Mountains from Kansas and Nebraska to beat the heat.

From The Daily Beast

Salia was the third patient to be treated in Nebraska, but the first to succumb to the disease.

From The Daily Beast

Try Nebraska, South Dakota, Alaska, and Arkansas; what you might call a crimson tide.

From The Daily Beast

Ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage passed in four states: Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

From The Daily Beast

Cheap as they are, they are a poorer speculation than even corner lots in a lithographic city of Nebraska or Oregon.

From Project Gutenberg

But before he could even sow that year's crop, he would have to see a certain banker who lived in Nebraska.

From Project Gutenberg

For several nights a certain insurgent lieutenant had tried to pass the Nebraska lines.

From Project Gutenberg

The Arikara were, some centuries ago, in northern Nebraska, but migrated gradually up the river.

From Project Gutenberg

In the northwest part of Nebraska there is a high butte with perpendicular sides like the walls of a great building.

From Project Gutenberg