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Ne·braska (nə bras′kə)

Midwestern state of the NC U.S.: admitted, 1867; 76,872 sq mi (199,099 sq km); pop. 1,711,000; cap. Lincoln: abbrev. NE, Neb, or Nebr

Etymology: < Omaha nibdhathka, name of Platte River, lit., flat river

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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