Definitions for Nebraska
nəˈbræs kəNe·bras·ka

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1. Nebraska, Cornhusker State, NE(noun)

   a midwestern state on the Great Plains

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1. Nebraska(ProperNoun)

   A Capital: Lincoln; largest city: Omaha.

Origin: Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic words Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ] (contemporary Otoe Ñí Bráhge), or the Ní Btháska, pronounced [ˌnĩˈbˡðaska], meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.

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1. Nebraska

   Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. Its state capital is Lincoln. Its largest city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. The state is crossed by many historic trails, but it was the California Gold Rush that first brought large numbers here. Nebraska became a state in 1867. There are wide variations between winter and summer temperatures, and violent thunderstorms and tornadoes are common. The state is characterized by treeless prairie, ideal for cattle-grazing, and it is a major producer of beef, as well as pork, corn, and soybeans. Nebraska is overwhelmingly rural, as the 9th least-densely populated state of the United States. Ethnically, the largest group of Nebraskans are German-American. The state also has the largest per capita population of Czech-Americans among U.S. states.

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1. Nebraska

   one of the west central States of the American Union, has Dakota on its N. and Kansas and Colorado on the S., is 1½ times the size of England; in the E. stretches of fertile land yield abundant crops of grain (maize chiefly), hemp, flax, sugar-beet, and tobacco, while in the W. rich prairie pastures favour a prosperous stock-raising; the Platte, Niobrarah, and Republican Rivers follow the eastward slope of the land; Omaha and Lincoln (capital) are the chief centres of the manufacturing industries; climate is dry and bracing; wolves, foxes, skunks, &c., abound, chiefly in the "Bad Lands" of the N.; Nebraska was incorporated in the American Union in 1867.

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1. Nebraska

   Indian for “water valley.” This fertile region is traversed by several shallow rivers.

How to pronounce Nebraska?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nebraska in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nebraska in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Nebraska in a Sentence

1. Ryan Hamilton:

   Nebraska is a pro-life state and Republicans are a pro-life party.

2. Republican Governor Pete Ricketts:

   The death penalty in Nebraska remains an appropriate tool in sentencing the most heinous criminals.

3. Mike Wight:

   We're still in a very widely dispersed and intense flooding situation in the eastern third of Nebraska.

4. Don Keeney:

   It looks quite a bit wetter next week in eastern Kansas and eastern Nebraska, (and) all of the western Midwest.

5. Greg Ibach:

   Unfortunately, Nebraska has joined a long list of states currently dealing with highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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