Las Vegas

/lɑs ˈveɪɡəs/UK/læs ˈveɪɡəs/nonstandard/lɔs ˈveɪɡəs/

proper noun

A desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.

“Meronym: The Strip”

Similar
VegasSin City
OriginSpanish las vegas ← ['es ', →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.

    Meronym: The Strip

    2 more examples

    It is projected that the ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on such a supertrain would take 75 minutes.

    2018, Michael G. Zey, Seizing the Future: Dawn of the Macroindustrial Era

    “This pertains to employees in DC, NY, Las Vegas and Orlando. TFG continues to pay chefs and restaurants managers responsible for operating the community kitchens,” the company said.

    2020 May 15, Parija Kavilanz, “Why this chef keeps showing up at disaster zones”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2020

    Synonyms: Vegas, Sin City

  2. A city, the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.

Similar
VegasSin City

Origin

  1. ['es',
  2. Spanishlas vegas
  3. EnglishLas Vegas

Borrowed from Spanish las vegas (“the fertile meadows”).

More words from Spanish, ['es

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Translations

Arabic لَاس فِيغَاس
  • لَاس فِيغَاس (lās fīḡas)city
Bengali লাস ভেগাস
  • লাস ভেগাস (laś bhegaś)city
Chinese Mandarin 拉斯維加斯 /拉斯维加斯
  • 拉斯維加斯 /拉斯维加斯 (Lāsīwéijiāsī)city
Esperanto Lasvegaso
  • Lasvegasocity
German Las Vegas
  • Las Vegascity
Greek Λας Βέγκας
  • Λας Βέγκας (Las Végkas)city
Japanese ラスベガス
  • ラスベガス (Rasubegasu)city
Korean 라스베이거스
  • 라스베이거스 (Raseubeigeoseu)city
Latin Campi
  • Campicity
Polish Las Vegas
  • Las Vegascity
Portuguese Las Vegas
  • Las Vegascity
Punjabi لاس ویگَس
  • لاس ویگَس (lās vegas)city
Russian Лас-Ве́гас
  • Лас-Ве́гас (Las-Végas)city
Spanish Las Vegas
  • Las Vegascity
Turkish Las Vegas
  • Las Vegascity
Urdu لاس ویگس
  • لاس ویگس (lās vegas)city
Vietnamese Lát Vê-gát
  • Lát Vê-gátcity
Cite this entry
APA

Las Vegas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Las%20Vegas

MLA

“Las Vegas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Las%20Vegas. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Las Vegas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Las%20Vegas.

Source: Las Vegas on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.