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Nevada
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nevada ñevada
English
region Q1227 en Location of the state of Nevada in the United States
Alternative forms
en Nevadder pronunciation spelling
Etymology
en :bor es:Nevada
en es Nevada, from es nevada snow-covered.
Pronunciation
en /nɪˈvædə/ /nəˈvædə/ [nəˈvæɾə] US,Western US,especially Nevada, nĭ-vădʹə nə-vădʹə
en En-us-nevada.ogg US
en /nɪˈvɑdə/ /nəˈvɑdə/ [nəˈvɑɾə] US,Eastern US, nĭ-väʹdə nə-väʹdə
en en-us-Nevada.ogg US
en /nəˈveɪdə/ US,uncommon, in reference to the towns,en https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=58680 Iowa Town Names Mair Victor Language Log University of Pennsylvania 2023-05-13 2023-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20260512100547/https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=58680 12 May 2026 nə-vāʹdə
en /nəˈvɑːdə/ /nɪˈvɑːdə/ UK, nə-väʹdə nĭ-väʹdə
en ædə ɑːdə eɪdə 3
Proper noun
en Q1227en A <<state>> in the western <<c/US>> Carson City Las Vegas.
en Ashley Hayes Study: Interracial marriage, acceptance growing w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2012/02/16/us/interracial-marriage 2012-02-16 The next highest percentages were in Oklahoma, Nevada and New Mexico, with 26.3%, 25.6% and 25.4%, respectively. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206175312/https://www.cnn.com/2012/02/16/us/interracial-marriage/ 6 December 2019 31 May 2025
Several other locations in the United States:
en city/county seat co/Story County s/Iowa named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
en city/county seat co/Vernon County s/Missouri named for Nevada City, California.
en city co/Collin County s/Texas named for the Nevada Territory Territory.
en village co/Wyandot County s/Ohio named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
en unincorporated community co/Livingston County s/Illinois named for the state.
en unincorporated community co/Tipton County s/Indiana supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
University of Nevada, Reno.
en municipality p/Granada c/Spain named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
en village mun/Kuršumlija c/Serbia.
en.
Derived terms
en Cal-Nev-Ari Nevada Triangle nevadaite Nevadaplano Nevadian nevadite Nevada City Nevada County Nevada Day Nevada gas Nevadan NV Sierra Nevada Nevada bluegrass
Translations
US state
Arabic: ar نِيفَادَا f nifādā
Armenian: hy Նևադա
Belarusian: be Нева́да f
Bulgarian: bg Нева́да f
Catalan: ca Nevada f
Cherokee: chr ᏁᏩᏓ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 內華達 Nèihuádá
Danish: da Nevada n
Esperanto: eo Nevado
Finnish: fi Nevada
French: fr Nevada m
Galician: gl Nevada f
Georgian: ka ნევადა
German: de Nevada n
Greek: el Νεβάδα f
Hawaiian: haw Newaka
Hebrew: he נבדה Nevada
Hindi: hi नेवाडा m, hi नेवादा m
Icelandic: is Nevada
Italian: it Nevada m
Japanese: ja ネバダ Nebada
Khmer: km ណេវ៉ាដា
Korean: ko ^네바다
Lao: lo ເນວາດາ
Latin: la Nivāta f New Latin
Macedonian: mk Нева́да f
Marathi: mr नेव्हाडा m
Navajo: nv Naʼazhǫǫsh hahoodzo
Persian: fa نوادا nevâdâ
Polish: pl Nevada f
Portuguese: pt Nevada m
Russian: ru Нева́да f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Невада f
Latin: sh Nevada f
Spanish: es Nevada f
Thai: th เนวาดา
Tibetan: bo ནེ་བ་ད
Turkish: tr Nevada
Ukrainian: uk Нева́да f
Urdu: ur نیواڈا m nevāḍā
Uyghur: ug نېۋادا
Yiddish: yi נעוואַדאַ
Statistics
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.
See also
References
Further reading
Anagrams
en aadenv venada
en heteronyms
Catalan
ca:
Etymology
ca en Nevada, from ca es nevada snow-covered.
Pronunciation
ca ada adə 3
ca Ne va da
Proper noun
f
ca Nevada Q1227
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
nhn proper noun
nhn Nevada Q1227
Danish
da:
Etymology
From da en Nevada, from da es nevada snow-covered.
Pronunciation
da /nɛˈvaːda/ [neˈvɛːtæ] [neˈvɛːdæ]
Proper noun
n genitive Nevadas
da Nevada Q1227
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
From fi en Nevada, from fi es nevada snow-covered.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Nevada Q1227
fi colloquial Timbuktu a remote place
fi Huitsin Nevada
Declension
sg Nevad a
French
fr:
Etymology
fr en Nevada, from fr es nevada snow-covered
Pronunciation
Névada
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-Nevada.wav <<Switzerland>> (<<Valais>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Nevada Q1227
German
de:
thumb|right|Nevada
Etymology
de en Nevada, from de es nevada snow-covered.
Pronunciation
de /neˈvaːda/
de De-Nevada.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Ne va da
Proper noun
toponym
de Nevada Q1227
Further reading
Icelandic
is:
Etymology
is en Nevada, from is es nevada snow-covered.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
@@
is Nevada Q1227
Declension
n
Italian
it:
Etymology
it en Nevada, from it es nevada snow-covered feminine.
Pronunciation
Nevàda<r:DOP:lid#1059774>
Proper noun
m
it Nevada Q1227
References
Anagrams
it aadenv Vadena Vandea
Polish
pl:
region Q1227 Nevada
Etymology
pl en Nevada, from pl es nevada snow-covered.
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Nevada.wav
Proper noun
f
pl Nevada Q1227
pl pieczęć Nevady seal of Nevada
pl Stolicą Nevady wcale nie jest Las Vegas. The capital of Nevada is not actually Las Vegas.
pl Mieszkała w Nevadzie aż do śmierci. She lived in Nevada until her death.
Declension
s
Further reading
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt :bor en:Nevada
pt en Nevada, from pt es nevada snow-covered. pt nevada.
Pronunciation
pt adɐ
pt Ne va da
pt nevada
Proper noun
m nevadense
pt Nevada Q1227
See also
Serbo-Croatian
+, Serbia
bs:+ (Ravno)
Proper noun
f
sh village mun/Kuršumlija c/Serbia
sh village mun/Ravno c/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovak
sk:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f Nevady žena
sk Nevada Q1227
References
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es nevado<alt:nevada>
From adjective es nevado nevada snow-covered.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f nevadense
es Nevada Q1227
See also