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

I saw two officials in sheriffs uniforms, one of whom was from Nebraska.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The second thing to note is that six U.S. states — Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey and Pennsylvania — levy a state inheritance tax.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

The group had initially been placed at a Nebraska quarantine unit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Nebraska, Florida, New York and California, among other states, exempt a primary residence from assets counted for Medicaid eligibility under certain circumstances.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

He’s getting a degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska not because it’s his passion, but because it was the only in-state college that offered him a scholarship.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman