Etymology

Nebraska

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Today it means: A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha. Full definition →

Chiwere Ñí Brásge ← Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska
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  1. Omaha-Ponca · derived fromNí Btháska
  2. Chiwere · borrowed fromÑí Brásge
  3. English todayNebraska

Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge ([ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ]; contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge) or from Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska ([ˌnĩˈbˡðaska]), both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.

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