Nevada

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Nevada, US, Western, especially/nɪˈvædə/Nevada, US, Western, especially/nəˈvædə/Nevada, US, Western, especially[nəˈvæɾə]Eastern, US/nɪˈvɑdə/

proper noun

A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.

CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun

alternative pronunciation spelling Nevadder

  1. 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
  2. Several other locations in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
    2. A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
    3. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
    4. An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
  3. University of Nevada, Reno.
  4. A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.

Origin

  1. SpanishNevada
  2. EnglishNevada

Borrowed from Spanish Nevada, from nevada (“snow-covered”).

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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

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Cite this entry
APA

Nevada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nevada

MLA

“Nevada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nevada. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nevada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nevada.

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