Definition of nebraska Nebraska

/nʌbɹæˈskʌ/ - [nubratsku] - Ne•bras•ka

We found 5 definitions of nebraska from 5 different sources.

What does nebraska mean?

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nebraska - a midwestern state on the Great Plains
		Cornhusker State, NE
		the states, u.s.a., united states of america, us, america, u.s., united states, usa North America and South America and Central America
		middle west, midwest, midwestern united states the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
		bad lands, badlands an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
		grand island a town in south central Nebraska
		capital of nebraska, lincoln long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire
		north platte a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River
		omaha thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935
		north platte river, north platte a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River
		platte, platte river a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
		republican river, republican a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas

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nebraska
The 37th state of the United States of America, located in the Midwest.

nebraska
One of the Central States of the United States, lying west of the Missouri River. Nebraska formed a part of the great grant of the Mississippi Valley to Crozart in 1712, and was part of the territory included in Law’s celebrated Mississippi scheme. It came into possession of the United States in 1803, as a portion of the Louisiana purchase. In 1804, Lewis and Clarke explored the interior and western parts of the State. In 1854 it was erected into a Territory, and in 1867 admitted as a State.

Nebraska is a state in the center of the United States. Its capital is Lincoln. The largest city in Nebraska is Omaha.

Nebraska is known for its agriculture, especially beef and corn.

Nebraska has hot summers and cold winters. A temperature of 30 °C is common in the summer, and in the winter it can be -20 °C or colder at night.

Nebraska became a state in 1867.