"Vegas" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈveɪɡəs/
Etymology: Clipping of Las Vegas. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Las Vegas}} Clipping of Las Vegas Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vegas
  1. (informal) Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA. Tags: informal Derived forms: what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
    Sense id: en-Vegas-en-name-cpl6S4H0
  2. (metonymically) Gambling, especially sports betting. Tags: metonymically
    Sense id: en-Vegas-en-name-ivbsLzTL Categories (other): English metonyms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 56 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈveɪɡəz/
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} Vegas
  1. plural of Vega Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Vega
    Sense id: en-Vegas-en-noun-RLnyk4VL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Vegas meaning in English (1.9kB)

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