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Silver State

American  

noun

  1. Nevada (used as a nickname).


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Sir Ian McKellen officiated at the ceremony, which had to be restaged at a Los Angeles restaurant when someone discovered that his legal power to do so did not extend to the Silver State.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Nevada solar power has long fed California homes, including the Silver State South Solar Project that came online 10 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

And while Americans may think Nevada — home of gambling mecca Las Vegas — would be the state with the most handle, other states have overtaken the Silver State in recent years.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

As of 10am Pacific Time, he posted that 57,000 people have voted in the Silver State on election day.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024

A few years ago the southern part of the Silver State was considered utterly worthless and a region to be shunned like a charnel-house, on account of its barren and dangerous character.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Jewett Castello Gilson

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