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. 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)

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

Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola is out for the season with a broken leg, forcing the team to turn to a true freshman who was throwing passes for Orange Lutheran High this time last year.

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No. 23 USC struggled through a miserable first half before it finally found its footing and did just enough to 21-17 win at Nebraska Saturday.

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Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1941 and later attended the prestigious Yale University on a scholarship but failed to graduate.

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Like the desperate characters that populate “Nebraska,” tens of millions of Americans are being told, once again, that their hunger is a private failure, not a public betrayal.

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It will be powered by 11 gigawatts of electricity, roughly the capacity of states like Alabama, Nebraska and New Mexico.

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