nevada

IPA: nʌvˈædʌ

Root Word: Nevada

A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
Several other locations in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
A city, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.
A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.
An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
University of Nevada, Reno.
A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia

Examples of "nevada" in Sentences

The word "nevada," in Spanish, roughly means snow-covered.
Yes | No | Report from dakohta14 wrote 32 weeks 1 day ago its in nevada
Matt is neglecting to mention the real estate feedback loop in nevada, arizona, and florida.
In Arequipa I suffered somewhat from "nevada," due to electric conditions, and distinct from "saroche."
Why would they implore a system that gives MORE delegates to the candidate with LESS votes (example: obama in nevada) ...
April 15th, 2010 2: 35 pm ET wow a tea party endorsed canidate is garnering 5% of the primary vote in nevada. scary, spooky stuff. this movement is for real (insert laughter).
Since the "nevada" builds of Solaris next are due to end soon and for some time the upgrade of my home server has involved more than a little bit of TLC to get it to work I will be moving to an OpenSolaris build just as soon as I can.
September 1st, 2009 11: 30 am ET nevada is a state that soley relies on tourism. the economy goes in the tank & disposable income shrinks to nothing, what did these people expect? did they expect people to still waste thousands in vegas?
OTOH, living in nevada under actual serious drought conditions – the drought’s now up to 10 years, plus or minus; and lake mead’s dropped some 300-400 feet in that time – the notion of arizonans complaining about water rates/restrictions is ironic, at the very least. i lived in phoenix/mesa for 3 years or so. y’all still do the “irrigate the lawns” thing?