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Nebraskan

American  
[nuh-bras-kuhn] / nəˈbræs kən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Nebraska.

  2. Geology. of or relating to the Nebraskan.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Nebraska.

  2. Geology. the first stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene.

nebraskan British  
/ nɪˈbræskən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Nebraska or its inhabitants

"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

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Nebraska

"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

Etymology

Origin of Nebraskan

First recorded in 1870–75; Nebrask(a) + -an


Example Sentences

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Paul Gigot: So Nebraskan by birth, husband, father of two daughters and a son, a former president of Midland Lutheran College, then a two-term senator, condolences on that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Nebraskan homeowners, for instance, have seen a 53% increase in escrow costs in the past five years, the company noted, among the highest in the nation, due to rising home-insurance costs and property taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026

“As a Nebraskan, it embarrasses me,” Wynn wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

As explained in the film, Marx saw an appealing contradiction in Cavett, the Yale-educated Nebraskan, the erudite hayseed.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

They brought Nebraskan wheat to Tokyo, Brazilian bananas to London, American scrap metal to India.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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