Meanings
alternative pronunciation spelling Nevadder
- A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
The next highest percentages were in Oklahoma, Nevada and New Mexico, with 26.3%, 25.6% and 25.4%, respectively.
2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2019 - Several other locations in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
- A city, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.
- A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
- A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
- An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.
- An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
- University of Nevada, Reno.
- A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
- A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia.
- A surname.
Origin
- SpanishNevada
- EnglishNevada
Borrowed from Spanish Nevada, from nevada (“snow-covered”).
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نِيفَادَا
- نِيفَادَا (nifādā)US state
Bulgarian Нева́да
- Нева́да (Neváda)US state
Catalan Nevada
- NevadaUS state
Chinese Mandarin 內華達 /内华达
- 內華達 /内华达 (Nèihuádá)US state
Danish Nevada
- NevadaUS state
Esperanto Nevado
- NevadoUS state
Finnish Nevada
- NevadaUS state
French Nevada
- NevadaUS state
German Nevada
- NevadaUS state
Greek Νεβάδα
- Νεβάδα (Neváda)US state
Hawaiian Newaka
- NewakaUS state
Hebrew נבדה
- נבדהUS state
Hindi नेवाडा, नेवादा
- नेवाडा (nevāḍā)US state
- नेवादा (nevādā)US state
Icelandic Nevada
- NevadaUS state
Italian Nevada
- NevadaUS state
Japanese ネバダ
- ネバダ (Nebada)US state
Korean 네바다
- 네바다 (Nebada)US state
Latin Nivāta
- NivātaUS state
Persian نوادا
- نوادا (nevâdâ)US state
Polish Nevada
- NevadaUS state
Portuguese Nevada
- NevadaUS state
Russian Нева́да
- Нева́да (Neváda)US state
Spanish Nevada
- NevadaUS state
Thai เนวาดา
- เนวาดา (nee-waa-dâa)US state
Turkish Nevada
- NevadaUS state
Ukrainian Нева́да
- Нева́да (Neváda)US state
Urdu نیواڈا
- نیواڈا (nevāḍā)US state
Yiddish נעוואַדאַ
- נעוואַדאַ (nevada)US state
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Nevada
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Nevada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nevada
“Nevada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nevada. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nevada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nevada.
Source: Nevada on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.