Nebraska
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Map of US highlighting Nebraska
English
Etymology
Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge, pronounced (contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, pronounced , both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nebraska
- A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
- Synonym: Cornhusker State
- 2015, Tim Carvell [et al.], “FIFA II”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 15, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
- Let’s move on to Nebraska, a state you think about so little, you didn’t even realize that’s not Nebraska, this is Nebraska. Come on, it’s your country! That’s not okay!
- (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.
- Ellipsis of University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
- Synonym: (initialism) UNL
Derived terms
Translations
US state
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See also
| States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming |
| Federal district: Washington, D.C. |
| Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands |
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Nebraska.
Proper noun
Nebraska (genitive Nebraskas)
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nebraska
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Declension
| Inflection of Nebraska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Nebraska | — | |
| genitive | Nebraskan | — | |
| partitive | Nebraskaa | — | |
| illative | Nebraskaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Nebraska | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Nebraska | — |
| gen. | Nebraskan | ||
| genitive | Nebraskan | — | |
| partitive | Nebraskaa | — | |
| inessive | Nebraskassa | — | |
| elative | Nebraskasta | — | |
| illative | Nebraskaan | — | |
| adessive | Nebraskalla | — | |
| ablative | Nebraskalta | — | |
| allative | Nebraskalle | — | |
| essive | Nebraskana | — | |
| translative | Nebraskaksi | — | |
| abessive | Nebraskatta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Nebraska.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nebraska m
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Nebraska, probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge or Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nebraska f
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Declension
Declension of Nebraska
Further reading
- Nebraska in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nebraska f (genitive singular Nebrasky, declension pattern of žena)
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
References
- “Nebraska”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nebraska f
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)
Related terms
See also
Nebraska on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Nebraska.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /nebˈɾaska/
- Rhymes: -aska
- Syllabification: Neb‧ras‧ka
Proper noun
Nebraska (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜃ)
- Nebraska (a state of the United States)