Nevada

American  

[nuh-vad-uh, -vah-duh] / nəˈvæd ə, -ˈvɑ də /

noun

1. a state in the western United States. 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Carson City. NV (for use with zip code), Nev.

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Nevada British  

/ nɪˈvɑːdə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Nev..   NV.  a state of the western US: lies almost wholly within the Great Basin, a vast desert plateau; noted for production of gold and copper. Capital: Carson City. Pop: 2 241 154 (2003 est). Area: 284 612 sq km (109 889 sq miles)

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Nevada Cultural  

1. State in the western United States bordered by Oregon and Idaho to the north, Utah and Arizona to the east, and California to the south and west. Its capital is Carson City, and its largest city is Las Vegas.

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Long known as a center of gambling.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Nevadan
  adjective
• Nevadian
  adjective

Example Sentences

In a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, oral-history interview, Duncan described popping into the Department of Housing and Urban Development one day and finding a room full of female bureaucrats, instead of men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

NV Energy, the Nevada utility that has supplied roughly 75% of Liberty Utilities’ electricity for the Tahoe region for decades, announced that it will end the arrangement after May 2027.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Lily Wright is a graduate of the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she studied journalism and foreign affairs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

For Tex and Flo, both forced by ailments to retire from their occupation, settled near Reno, Nevada.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote