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English
Etymology 1
Clipping of Las Vegas.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vegas
- (informal) Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA.
2006 May 19, Richard Zoglin, “10 Questions for Bette Midler”, in Time:I'm of two minds about Vegas. I think Vegas is strange, and I don't know where their water comes from. But as a town and a place for an entertainer, there's . . . no other place you can go to where you can just sit and do six weeks at a time and have your band and your staff be so happy.
- (metonymically) Gambling, especially sports betting.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
Vegas
- plural of Vega