Nevada Definition–noun | a state in the W United States. 799,184; 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Capital: Carson City. Abbreviation: NV (for use with zip code), Nev. | |
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constituent state of the United States of America. It borders California on the west, Oregon and Idaho on the north, Utah on the east, and Arizona on the southeast. It has an area of 110,567 square ...
Nevada, Emma
American opera singer, one of the finest coloratura sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Sierra Nevada
major mountain range of western North America, running along the eastern edge of the U.S. state of California. Its great mass lies between the large Central Valley depression to the west and the ...
Sierra Nevada
mountain range in southeastern Spain, near the Mediterranean coast, the highest division of the Baetic Cordillera. The range itself is a domed mountain elongated for about 26 miles (42 km) from east ...
Nevada Fall
waterfall located on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, east-central California, U.S. It is situated about 5 miles (8 km) above the confluence of the Merced River with Tenaya Creek. One of ...
Nevada, University of
public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Nevada, U.S., comprising campuses in Reno and Las Vegas. It is part of the University and Community College System of Nevada. The Reno campus, ...
Nevada, flag of
U.S. state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with an emblem in the upper hoist corner including a wreath, a star, the name of the state, and the inscription "Battle born."Sierra Nevada National Park
national park occupying 1,067 square miles (2,764 square km) in the Cordillera de Merida of the Andes Mountains in Merida and Barinas estados (states), northwestern Venezuela. It was established in ...
Santa Marta Mountains
Andean mountain range, northern Colombia, bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and encircled on three sides by the coastal lowlands. The volcanic massif rises abruptly from the coast, ...
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