Nebraska

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US, UK/nəˈbɹæs.kə/

proper noun

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

Similar
Cornhusker StateNUUNL
OriginChiwere Ñí Brásge ← Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

    Douglas County, where Omaha is located, is one of just two counties in Nebraska that went blue during the 2024 presidential election.

    2025 June 15, Nicole Acevedo, “How a city in Nebraska is recovering after the state's largest worksite immigration raid”, in NBC News
    2 more examples

    Let’s move on to Nebraska, a state you think about so little, you didn’t even realize that’s not Nebraska, this is Nebraska. Come on, it’s your country! That’s not okay!

    2015, Tim Carvell [et al.], “FIFA II”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 15, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO

    The bill, which lawmakers approved in a 211-206 vote, now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voted with Democrats Thursday against the measure.

    2025 May 8, Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, “House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America”, in CNN

    Synonyms: Cornhusker State

  2. historicalA former territory (1854–1867) of the United States, encompassing areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Colorado, and Montana. Capital: Omaha.
  3. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
    1. A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana.
    3. A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas.
    4. A ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio.
  4. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of University of Nebraska.

    Synonyms: NU

    1. abbreviationellipsisoftenspecificallyEllipsis of University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

      Synonyms: NU, UNL

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

Similar
Cornhusker State

proper nounEllipsis of University of Nebraska.

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NU

proper nounEllipsis of University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Similar
NUUNL
Also see
nu

Origin

  1. Omaha-PoncaNí Btháska
  2. ChiwereÑí Brásge
  3. EnglishNebraska

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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Translations

Arabic نِبْرَاسْكَا
  • نِبْرَاسْكَا (nibrāskā)US state
Bulgarian Небра́ска
  • Небра́ска (Nebráska)US state
Chinese Mandarin 內布拉斯加 /内布拉斯加
  • 內布拉斯加 /内布拉斯加 (Nèibùlāsījiā)US state
Czech Nebraska
  • NebraskaUS state
Danish Nebraska
  • NebraskaUS state
Esperanto Nebrasko
  • NebraskoUS state
Finnish Nebraska
  • NebraskaUS state
French Nebraska
  • NebraskaUS state
German Nebraska
  • NebraskaUS state
Hebrew נברסקה
  • נברסקהUS state
Hindi नेब्रास्का
  • नेब्रास्का (nebrāskā)US state
Italian Nebraska
  • NebraskaUS state
Japanese ネブラスカ
  • ネブラスカ (Neburasuka)US state
Korean 네브래스카
  • 네브래스카 (Nebeuraeseuka)US state
Persian نبراسکا
  • نبراسکا (nebrâskâ)US state
Polish Nebraska
  • NebraskaUS state
Portuguese Nebrasca, Nebraska
  • NebrascaUS state
  • NebraskaUS state
Russian Небра́ска
  • Небра́ска (Nebráska)US state
Spanish Nebraska
  • NebraskaUS state
Thai เนแบรสกา
  • เนแบรสกา (nee-brɛ́s-gâa)US state
Turkish Nebraska
  • NebraskaUS state
Ukrainian Небра́ска
  • Небра́ска (Nebráska)US state
Urdu نیبراسکا
  • نیبراسکا (nebrāskā)US state
Yiddish נעבראַסקאַ
  • נעבראַסקאַ (nebraska)US state
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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