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Nevada

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See also: nevada and ñevada

English

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Location of the state of Nevada in the United States

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    • (US, Western US, especially Nevada) IPA(key): /nɪˈvædə/, /nəˈvædə/, [nəˈvæɾə], enPR: nĭ-vădʹə, nə-vădʹə
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    • (US, Eastern US) IPA(key): /nɪˈvɑdə/, /nəˈvɑdə/, [nəˈvɑɾə], enPR: nĭ-väʹdə, nə-väʹdə
    • (US, uncommon, in reference to the towns) IPA(key): /nəˈveɪdə/,[1] enPR: nə-vāʹdə
    • (UK) IPA(key): /nəˈvɑːdə/, /nɪˈvɑːdə/, enPR: nə-väʹdə, nĭ-väʹdə
    • Rhymes: -ædə, -ɑːdə, -eɪdə

    Proper noun

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    Nevada

    2. A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
      • 2012 February 16, Ashley Hayes, “Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing”, in CNN‎[2], archived from the original on 6 December 2019:
        The next highest percentages were in Oklahoma, Nevada and New Mexico, with 26.3%, 25.6% and 25.4%, respectively.
    3. 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, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.
      3. A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
      4. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
      5. An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.
      6. An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
    4. University of Nevada, Reno.
    5. A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
    6. A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia.
    7. A surname.

    Derived terms

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    Translations

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    Statistics

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    • According to the 2010 United States Census, Nevada is the 134712nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 125 individuals. Nevada is most common among White (49.6%), Hispanic (26.4%) and Black/African-American (15.2%) individuals.

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    Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
    States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
    Federal district: Washington, D.C.
    Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

    References

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    1. ^ Mair, Victor (13 May 2023), “Iowa Town Names”, in Language Log‎[1], University of Pennsylvania, retrieved 13 May 2023

    Further reading

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    Anagrams

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    Catalan

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    Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ca

    Etymology

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

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    Proper noun

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    Nevada f

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    Central Nahuatl

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    Proper noun

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    Nevada

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    Danish

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    Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia da

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /nɛˈvaːda/, [neˈvɛːtæ], [neˈvɛːdæ]

    Proper noun

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    Nevada n (genitive Nevadas)

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    Finnish

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    Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia fi

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈneʋɑdɑ/, [ˈne̞ʋɑ̝dɑ̝]
    • Rhymes: -eʋɑdɑ
    • Syllabification(key): Ne‧va‧da
    • Hyphenation(key): Ne‧va‧da

    Proper noun

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    Nevada

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)
    2. (colloquial) Timbuktu (a remote place)
      Synonym: Huitsin Nevada

    Declension

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    Inflection of Nevada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    nominative Nevada —
    genitive Nevadan —
    partitive Nevadaa —
    illative Nevadaan —
    singular plural
    nominative Nevada —
    accusative nom. Nevada —
    gen. Nevadan
    genitive Nevadan —
    partitive Nevadaa —
    inessive Nevadassa —
    elative Nevadasta —
    illative Nevadaan —
    adessive Nevadalla —
    ablative Nevadalta —
    allative Nevadalle —
    essive Nevadana —
    translative Nevadaksi —
    abessive Nevadatta —
    instructive — —
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Nevada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Nevadani —
    accusative nom. Nevadani —
    gen. Nevadani
    genitive Nevadani —
    partitive Nevadaani —
    inessive Nevadassani —
    elative Nevadastani —
    illative Nevadaani —
    adessive Nevadallani —
    ablative Nevadaltani —
    allative Nevadalleni —
    essive Nevadanani —
    translative Nevadakseni —
    abessive Nevadattani —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Nevadasi —
    accusative nom. Nevadasi —
    gen. Nevadasi
    genitive Nevadasi —
    partitive Nevadaasi —
    inessive Nevadassasi —
    elative Nevadastasi —
    illative Nevadaasi —
    adessive Nevadallasi —
    ablative Nevadaltasi —
    allative Nevadallesi —
    essive Nevadanasi —
    translative Nevadaksesi —
    abessive Nevadattasi —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Nevadamme —
    accusative nom. Nevadamme —
    gen. Nevadamme
    genitive Nevadamme —
    partitive Nevadaamme —
    inessive Nevadassamme —
    elative Nevadastamme —
    illative Nevadaamme —
    adessive Nevadallamme —
    ablative Nevadaltamme —
    allative Nevadallemme —
    essive Nevadanamme —
    translative Nevadaksemme —
    abessive Nevadattamme —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Nevadanne —
    accusative nom. Nevadanne —
    gen. Nevadanne
    genitive Nevadanne —
    partitive Nevadaanne —
    inessive Nevadassanne —
    elative Nevadastanne —
    illative Nevadaanne —
    adessive Nevadallanne —
    ablative Nevadaltanne —
    allative Nevadallenne —
    essive Nevadananne —
    translative Nevadaksenne —
    abessive Nevadattanne —
    instructive — —
    comitative — —
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Nevadansa —
    accusative nom. Nevadansa —
    gen. Nevadansa
    genitive Nevadansa —
    partitive Nevadaansa —
    inessive Nevadassaan
    Nevadassansa     		—
    elative Nevadastaan
    Nevadastansa     		—
    illative Nevadaansa —
    adessive Nevadallaan
    Nevadallansa     		—
    ablative Nevadaltaan
    Nevadaltansa     		—
    allative Nevadalleen
    Nevadallensa     		—
    essive Nevadanaan
    Nevadanansa     		—
    translative Nevadakseen
    Nevadaksensa     		—
    abessive Nevadattaan
    Nevadattansa     		—
    instructive — —
    comitative — —

    French

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    Etymology

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

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    Nevada m

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    German

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    German Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Nevada

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    Nevada n (proper noun, genitive Nevadas or (optionally with an article) Nevada)

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    Further reading

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    Icelandic

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    Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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

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    Nevada n (proper noun, genitive singular Nevada)

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    Declension

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    Declension of Nevada (sg-only neuter)
    indefinite singular
    nominative Nevada
    accusative Nevada
    dative Nevada
    genitive Nevada

    Italian

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    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    Nevada m

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

    References

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    1. ^ Nevada in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

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    Divisions of the United States of America in Italian (layout · text)
    Stati: Alabama · Alasca (Alaska) · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana (Louisiana) · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Carolina Settentrionale · Nord Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Carolina Meridionale · Sud Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming
    Distretto federale: Washington D.C.
    Territori: Samoa americane · Guam · Isole Marianne Settentrionali · Porto Rico · Isole minori esterne degli Stati Uniti · Isole Vergini Americane

    Polish

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    Nevada

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /nɛˈva.da/
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    • Rhymes: -ada
    • Syllabification: Ne‧va‧da

    Proper noun

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    Nevada f

    1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)
      pieczęć Nevady ― seal of Nevada
      Stolicą Nevady wcale nie jest Las Vegas. ― The capital of Nevada is not actually Las Vegas.
      Mieszkała w Nevadzie aż do śmierci. ― She lived in Nevada until her death.

    Declension

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    Declension of Nevada
    singular
    nominative Nevada
    genitive Nevady
    dative Nevadzie
    accusative Nevadę
    instrumental Nevadą
    locative Nevadzie
    vocative Nevado

    Further reading

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    • “Nevada”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

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    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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

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      Nevada m (demonym nevadense)

      1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

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      states of the United States: estados dos Estados Unidosedit

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      English Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Bosnian Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Nevada f (Cyrillic spelling Невада)

      1. a village in Kuršumlija, Serbia
      2. a village in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina

      Slovak

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ɲevada/, [ˈɲeʋada]
      • Rhymes: -ada
      • Hyphenation: Ne‧va‧da

      Proper noun

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      Nevada f (genitive singular Nevady, declension pattern of žena)

      1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

      References

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      • “Nevada”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

      Spanish

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      Etymology

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        From adjective nevada (“snow-covered”).

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /neˈbada/ [neˈβ̞a.ð̞a]
        • Rhymes: -ada
        • Syllabification: Ne‧va‧da

        Proper noun

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        Nevada f (demonym nevadense)

        1. Nevada (a state in the western United States)

        See also

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        states of the United States: estados de Estados Unidosedit
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