Platte

American

[plat] / plæt /

noun

a river flowing E from the junction of the North and South Platte rivers in central Nebraska to the Missouri River S of Omaha. 310 miles (500 km) long.

Platte British

/ plæt /

noun

a river system of the central US, formed by the confluence of the North Platte and South Platte at North Platte, Nebraska: flows generally east to the Missouri River. Length: 499 km (310 miles)

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“Cattle are tricky collateral,” said Ty Lucas, Chief Lending Officer for NebraskaLand Bank in North Platte, Neb., the heart of cattle country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

“When it was my child, it just flipped a switch,” says Farr, who is suing the Platte County School District on Kansas City’s outskirts.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

After the National Park Service stopped dredging the Platte River at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Michigan’s lower peninsula, built-up sediment created a sandbar separating fishermen from a coho salmon run.

From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

Kuntz is believed to be in talks with River Platte involving 22-year-old Argentine winger Pablo Solari.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

They had gone to a town called North Platte, to look at a pickup truck.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

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