nebraska
IPA: nʌbrˈæskʌ
Root Word: Nebraska
noun
- A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
- (historical) A former territory (1854–1867) of the United States, encompassing areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Colorado, and Montana. Capital: Omaha.
- Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
- A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana.
- A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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Examples of "nebraska" in Sentences
- He matriculated at the University of Nebraska.
- The trail runs across the outback area of Nebraska.
- In 1930 he earned an agronomy degree from the University of Nebraska.
- Morton grew to manhood in Nebraska City in the Territory of Nebraska.
- The owners were a Nebraska optometrist and two Nebraska broadcasters.
- The Nebraska Panhandle is an area in the west of the state of Nebraska.
- The Red Willow Creek is a tributary of the Republican River in Nebraska.
- Colt McCoy led the Longhorns through the snow flurries to the Nebraska 5.
- He was the chairman of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission in 1945 and 1946.
- John DeCamp is a practicing attorney in good standing in the State of Nebraska.
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