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nevada
/nəˈvædə/
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Stress VAD, with the vowel in cat.
Keep the first and last vowels light. Other American pronunciations use a different middle vowel.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The road crosses northern Nevada.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does nevada mean?
proper noun
- A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.
- A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
- A city, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.
More meanings (8)
proper noun
- A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.
- A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.
- An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.
- An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".
- University of Nevada, Reno.
- A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.
- A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia.
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/nəˈvædə/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/nɪˈvædə//nɪˈvɑdə//nəˈvɑdə//nəˈveɪdə/
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He had but one hope in life now, and that was for the arrival of the young hunter from Nevada.
Three of the Sierra rivers descend from their icy fountains into the desert like angels of mercy to bless Nevada.
More book examples (3)
Only yesterday I threatened to shed blood before I left Nevada, and sure enough my prophecy is destined to speedy fulfilment.
We turn now to the legends of a different race, in a different stage of cultivation--the barbarian Indians of California and Nevada.
Still the shovel part is a pretty important part, and seems to indicate that my Nevada storm is but a poor thing, after all.