noun

• 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