vegas

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/ˈveɪɡəs//ˈveɪɡəz/

proper noun

Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA.

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Meanings

vegas1

noun
  1. pluralplural of vega

Vegas2

proper noun
  1. informalLas Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA.

    I'm of two minds about Vegas. I think Vegas is strange, and I don't know where their water comes from. But as a town and a place for an entertainer, there's . . . no other place you can go to where you can just sit and do six weeks at a time and have your band and your staff be so happy.

    2006 May 19, Richard Zoglin, “10 Questions for Bette Midler”, in Time
  2. metonymicallyGambling, especially sports betting.

Vegas3

noun
  1. pluralplural of Vega

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
las vegas

Origin

Vegas · proper noun

Clipping of Las Vegas.

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Vegas · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vegas

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Sounds the same

vagus
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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