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The state takes its name from the Nevada Territory, which in turn was named for the Sierra Nevada. [20] Nevadans pronounce the second syllable with the "a" of "apple" (/ n ə ˈ v æ d ə /) while some people from outside of the state pronounce it with the "a" of "palm" (/ n ə ˈ v ɑː d ə /). [21]
Nevada: Nevadan New Hampshire: New Hampshirite New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman, Granite Stater, Granite Boys [42] New Jersey: New Jerseyan New Jerseyite New Mexico: New Mexican Spanish: Neomexicano, neomexicana, Neomejicano, neomejicana [43] New York: New Yorker Knickerbocker [44] [45] Spanish: Neoyorquino, neoyorquina North Carolina
An enlargeable map of the State of Nevada. Names Common name: Nevada. Pronunciation: / n ɪ ˈ v æ d ə / ⓘ niv-AD-ə; Official name: State of Nevada; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: NV; ISO 3166-2 code: US-NV; Internet second-level domain: .nv.us; Nicknames Battle Born State (refers to the fact that Nevada joined the Union ...
Map showing the source languages/language families of state names. The fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the five inhabited U.S. territories, and the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands have taken their names from a wide variety of languages. The names of 24 states derive from indigenous languages of the Americas and one from Hawaiian.
On the eve of Election Day, more than 11,300 mail-in ballots needed signatures cured in Clark County, and more than 1,800 needed fixing in Washoe County, the Nevada secretary of state's office ...
The correct pronunciation of the family name has come up before. In April 2021, Dan Levy shared a clip from “Jeopardy!” when he was the answer to a clue. The contestant mispronounced his name ...
A demonym (/ ˈ d ɛ m ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, tribe' and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') or gentilic (from Latin gentilis 'of a clan, or gens') [1] is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. [2]
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