"Nebraska" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /nəˈbɹæskə/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-Nebraska.ogg [US]
Etymology: Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ] (contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, pronounced [ˌnĩˈbˡðaska], both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|iow|Ñí Brásge}} Chiwere Ñí Brásge, {{m+|iow|Ñí Bráhge}} Chiwere Ñí Bráhge, {{der|en|oma|Ní Btháska}} Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nebraska
  1. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha. Categories (place): Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, States of the United States Synonyms: Cornhusker State
    Sense id: en-Nebraska-en-name-rtWM9fq1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 6 35 6 35 0
  2. (historical) A former territory (1854–1867) of the United States, encompassing areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Colorado, and Montana. Capital: Omaha. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in the United States, Territories of the United States
    Sense id: en-Nebraska-en-name-ikVDUNWq
  3. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
    A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
    Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Nebraska-en-name-sNXGmvDy
  4. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
    An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana.
    Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Nebraska-en-name-ViPE~PIc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 6 35 6 35 0
  5. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
    A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas.
    Categories (place): Ghost towns in Arkansas, USA, Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Nebraska-en-name-UIeAyV00
  6. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
    A ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio
    Categories (place): Ghost towns in Ohio, USA, Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Nebraska-en-name-4jsMw0uq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 6 6 35 6 35 0
  7. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Categories (topical): Universities
    Sense id: en-Nebraska-en-name-9Lqt3Toi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: NE, Neb., Nebr., Nebraska City, Nebraska Ice, Nebraska Man, Nebraskan, nebraskanic, nebraskensis Related terms (Federal District): Washington, D.C. Related terms (States): Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming Related terms (Territories): American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands Translations (US state): نِبْرَاسْكَا (nibrāskā) [feminine] (Arabic), Նեբրասկա (english: Nebraska) (Armenian), ᏎᎷᏱ (seluyi) (Cherokee), 內布拉斯加 (Chinese Mandarin), 内布拉斯加 (Nèibùlāsījiā) (Chinese Mandarin), Nebraska [feminine] (Czech), Nebraska (Danish), Nebrasko (Esperanto), Nebraska (Finnish), Nebrasca [feminine] (Galician), ნებრასკა (nebrasḳa) (Georgian), Nebraska [neuter] (German), נברסקה (Hebrew), नेब्रास्का (nebrāskā) (Hindi), Nebraska [masculine] (Italian), ネブラスカ (Neburasuka) (Japanese), ណេប្រាស្កា (neepraaskaa) (Khmer), 네브래스카 (Nebeuraeseuka) (Korean), ເນບຣາສະກາ (nēp rā sa kā) (Lao), ເນບຣາສກາ (nēp rāt kā) (Lao), Небра́ска (Nebráska) [feminine] (Macedonian), नेब्रास्का (nebrāskā) (Marathi), Nabeeskah hahoodzo (Navajo), نبراسکا (nebrâskâ) (Persian), Nebraska [feminine] (Polish), Nebrasca (Portuguese), Nebraska [masculine] (Portuguese), Небра́ска (Nebráska) [feminine] (Russian), Nebraska [feminine] (Spanish), เนแบรสกา (nee-brɛ́s-gâa) (Thai), Nebraska (Turkish), Небра́ска (Nebráska) [feminine] (Ukrainian), نیبراسکا (nebrāskā) (Urdu), نېبراسكا (nëbraska) (Uyghur), נעבראַסקאַ (nebraska) (Yiddish)
Disambiguation of 'Federal District': 16 15 18 17 17 17 1 Disambiguation of 'States': 16 15 17 17 17 17 0 Disambiguation of 'Territories': 9 11 8 32 8 32 1 Disambiguation of 'US state': 19 15 16 16 16 16 0

Alternative forms

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebrasca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
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      "roman": "nebrasḳa",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ნებრასკა"
    },
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      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
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      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "נברסקה"
    },
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      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "nebrāskā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "नेब्रास्का"
    },
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      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
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      "sense": "US state",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Neburasuka",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ネブラスカ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "km",
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      "roman": "neepraaskaa",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ណេប្រាស្កា"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Nebeuraeseuka",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "네브래스카"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nēp rā sa kā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ເນບຣາສະກາ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nēp rāt kā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ເນບຣາສກາ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
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      "roman": "Nebráska",
      "sense": "US state",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nebrāskā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "नेब्रास्का"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
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      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Nabeeskah hahoodzo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nebrâskâ",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "نبراسکا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Nebrasca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
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      "roman": "Nebráska",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Небра́ска"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nee-brɛ́s-gâa",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "เนแบรสกา"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Nebráska",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Небра́ска"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "nebrāskā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "نیبراسکا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
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      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "nëbraska",
      "sense": "US state",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "19 15 16 16 16 16 0",
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "nebraska",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "נעבראַסקאַ"
    }
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    "Platte River"
  ],
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}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English terms derived from Chiwere",
    "English terms derived from Omaha-Ponca",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "Nebraska City"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nebraska Ice"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nebraska Man"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nebraskan"
    },
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    },
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    }
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "name": "m+"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ] (contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge), or the Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, pronounced [ˌnĩˈbˡðaska], both meaning \"flat water,\" after the Platte River that flows through the state.",
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    }
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      "sense": "States",
      "word": "Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Federal District",
      "word": "Washington, D.C."
    },
    {
      "sense": "Territories",
      "word": "American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands"
    }
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        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:States of the United States"
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        "A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha."
      ],
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        [
          "Midwest",
          "Midwest"
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        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Lincoln",
          "Lincoln#English"
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        [
          "Omaha",
          "Omaha#English"
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          "word": "Cornhusker State"
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        "English terms with historical senses",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Territories of the United States"
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        "A former territory (1854–1867) of the United States, encompassing areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Colorado, and Montana. Capital: Omaha."
      ],
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        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "Wyoming",
          "Wyoming"
        ],
        [
          "Dakotas",
          "Dakotas"
        ],
        [
          "Colorado",
          "Colorado"
        ],
        [
          "Montana",
          "Montana"
        ],
        [
          "Omaha",
          "Omaha#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical) A former territory (1854–1867) of the United States, encompassing areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Colorado, and Montana. Capital: Omaha."
      ],
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        "historical"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Illinois, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Townships"
      ],
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        "Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:",
        "A township in Livingston County, Illinois."
      ],
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          "United States",
          "United States"
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        [
          "township",
          "township"
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        [
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        [
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          "Illinois#English"
        ]
      ]
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        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:",
        "An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
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        [
          "unincorporated",
          "unincorporated"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
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        [
          "Jennings County",
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        [
          "Indiana",
          "Indiana#English"
        ]
      ]
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      "categories": [
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        "en:Places in Arkansas, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
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        "Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:",
        "A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas."
      ],
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        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
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        [
          "ghost town",
          "ghost town"
        ],
        [
          "Scott County",
          "Scott County#English"
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        [
          "Arkansas",
          "Arkansas#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "en:Places in Ohio, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
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        "Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:",
        "A ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio"
      ],
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        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
        ],
        [
          "ghost town",
          "ghost town"
        ],
        [
          "Pickaway County",
          "Pickaway County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ohio",
          "Ohio#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Universities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "University of Nebraska–Lincoln."
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-Nebraska.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e4/En-us-Nebraska.ogg/En-us-Nebraska.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/En-us-Nebraska.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "nibrāskā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "نِبْرَاسْكَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "english": "Nebraska",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Նեբրասկա"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "seluyi",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ᏎᎷᏱ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "內布拉斯加"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Nèibùlāsījiā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "内布拉斯加"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Nebrasko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebrasca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "nebrasḳa",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ნებრასკა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "נברסקה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nebrāskā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "नेब्रास्का"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Neburasuka",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ネブラスカ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "neepraaskaa",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ណេប្រាស្កា"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Nebeuraeseuka",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "네브래스카"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nēp rā sa kā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ເນບຣາສະກາ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nēp rāt kā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "ເນບຣາສກາ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Nebráska",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Небра́ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nebrāskā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "नेब्रास्का"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Nabeeskah hahoodzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nebrâskâ",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "نبراسکا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Nebrasca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Nebráska",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Небра́ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nee-brɛ́s-gâa",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "เนแบรสกา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "Nebraska"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Nebráska",
      "sense": "US state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Небра́ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "nebrāskā",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "نیبراسکا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "nëbraska",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "نېبراسكا"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "nebraska",
      "sense": "US state",
      "word": "נעבראַסקאַ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Platte River"
  ],
  "word": "Nebraska"
}

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