Nebraska

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /nəˈbɹæskə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æskə

Proper noun

Nebraska

2. A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.

   Synonym: Cornhusker State

   • 2015, Tim Carvell [et al.], “FIFA II”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 2, episode 15, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:

     Let’s move on to Nebraska, a state you think about so little, you didn’t even realize that’s not Nebraska, this is Nebraska. Come on, it’s your country! That’s not okay!

   • 2025 May 8, Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, “House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America”, in CNN‎:

     The bill, which lawmakers approved in a 211-206 vote, now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voted with Democrats Thursday against the measure.

3. (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.
4. Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
   1. A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
   2. An unincorporated community in Jennings County, Indiana.
   3. A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas.
   4. A ghost town in Pickaway County, Ohio.
6. Ellipsis of University of Nebraska.

   Synonym: NU

   1. (often specifically) Ellipsis of University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

      Synonym: UNL (initialism)

Derived terms

• NE
• Neb.
• Nebr.
• Nebraska City
• Nebraska Ice
• Nebraska Man
• Nebraskan
• nebraskanic
• nebraskensis

Translations

US state

Arabic: نِبْرَاسْكَا f (nibrāskā) Armenian: Նեբրասկա (Nebraska) Bulgarian: Небра́ска f (Nebráska) Cherokee: ᏎᎷᏱ (seluyi) Chinese: Mandarin: 內布拉斯加 / 内布拉斯加 (zh) (Nèibùlāsījiā) Czech: Nebraska (cs) f Danish: Nebraska Esperanto: Nebrasko Finnish: Nebraska (fi) French: Nebraska (fr) m Galician: Nebrasca (gl) f Georgian: ნებრასკა (nebrasḳa) German: Nebraska (de) n Hebrew: נברסקה (he) Hindi: नेब्रास्का (nebrāskā) Italian: Nebraska (it) m Japanese: ネブラスカ (Neburasuka) Khmer: ណេប្រាស្កា (neepraaskaa) Korean: 네브래스카 (Nebeuraeseuka) Lao: ເນບຣາສະກາ (nēp rā sa kā), ເນບຣາສກາ (nēp rās kā) Macedonian: Небра́ска f (Nebráska) Marathi: नेब्रास्का (nebrāskā) Navajo: Nabeeskah hahoodzo Persian: نبراسکا (nebrâskâ) Polish: Nebraska (pl) f Portuguese: Nebrasca (pt), Nebraska (pt) m Russian: Небра́ска (ru) f (Nebráska) Spanish: Nebraska (es) f Thai: เนแบรสกา (nee-brɛ́s-gâa) Turkish: Nebraska Ukrainian: Небра́ска f (Nebráska) Urdu: نیبراسکا (nebrāskā) Uyghur: نېبراسكا (nëbraska) Yiddish: נעבראַסקאַ (nebraska)

See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)

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

Federal district: Washington, D.C.

Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

Further reading

• Nebraska on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nebraska

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nebraska.

Proper noun

Nebraska (genitive Nebraskas)

1. Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Nebraska.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnebrɑskɑ/, [ˈne̞brɑ̝s̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ebrɑskɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Neb‧ras‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): Neb‧ras‧ka

Proper noun

Nebraska

1. Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Nebraska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Nebraska	—
genitive		Nebraskan	—
partitive		Nebraskaa	—
illative		Nebraskaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Nebraska	—
accusative	nom.	Nebraska	—
	gen.	Nebraskan
genitive		Nebraskan	—
partitive		Nebraskaa	—
inessive		Nebraskassa	—
elative		Nebraskasta	—
illative		Nebraskaan	—
adessive		Nebraskalla	—
ablative		Nebraskalta	—
allative		Nebraskalle	—
essive		Nebraskana	—
translative		Nebraskaksi	—
abessive		Nebraskatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nebraska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nebraskani — accusative nom. Nebraskani — gen. Nebraskani genitive Nebraskani — partitive Nebraskaani — inessive Nebraskassani — elative Nebraskastani — illative Nebraskaani — adessive Nebraskallani — ablative Nebraskaltani — allative Nebraskalleni — essive Nebraskanani — translative Nebraskakseni — abessive Nebraskattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nebraskasi — accusative nom. Nebraskasi — gen. Nebraskasi genitive Nebraskasi — partitive Nebraskaasi — inessive Nebraskassasi — elative Nebraskastasi — illative Nebraskaasi — adessive Nebraskallasi — ablative Nebraskaltasi — allative Nebraskallesi — essive Nebraskanasi — translative Nebraskaksesi — abessive Nebraskattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nebraskamme — accusative nom. Nebraskamme — gen. Nebraskamme genitive Nebraskamme — partitive Nebraskaamme — inessive Nebraskassamme — elative Nebraskastamme — illative Nebraskaamme — adessive Nebraskallamme — ablative Nebraskaltamme — allative Nebraskallemme — essive Nebraskanamme — translative Nebraskaksemme — abessive Nebraskattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nebraskanne — accusative nom. Nebraskanne — gen. Nebraskanne genitive Nebraskanne — partitive Nebraskaanne — inessive Nebraskassanne — elative Nebraskastanne — illative Nebraskaanne — adessive Nebraskallanne — ablative Nebraskaltanne — allative Nebraskallenne — essive Nebraskananne — translative Nebraskaksenne — abessive Nebraskattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nebraskansa — accusative nom. Nebraskansa — gen. Nebraskansa genitive Nebraskansa — partitive Nebraskaansa — inessive Nebraskassaan Nebraskassansa — elative Nebraskastaan Nebraskastansa — illative Nebraskaansa — adessive Nebraskallaan Nebraskallansa — ablative Nebraskaltaan Nebraskaltansa — allative Nebraskalleen Nebraskallensa — essive Nebraskanaan Nebraskanansa — translative Nebraskakseen Nebraskaksensa — abessive Nebraskattaan Nebraskattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Nebraska

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nebraska.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈbras.ka/
• Rhymes: -aska
• Hyphenation: Ne‧brà‧ska

Proper noun

Nebraska m

1. Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nebraska

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Nebraska, probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge or Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛˈbras.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: Ne‧bras‧ka

Proper noun

Nebraska f

1. Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Declension

Declension of Nebraska

	singular
nominative	Nebraska
genitive	Nebraski
dative	Nebrasce
accusative	Nebraskę
instrumental	Nebraską
locative	Nebrasce
vocative	Nebrasko

Further reading

• Nebraska in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnebraska]

Proper noun

Nebraska f (genitive singular Nebrasky, declension pattern of žena)

1. Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

References

• “Nebraska”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈbɾaska/ [neˈβ̞ɾas.ka]
• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: Ne‧bras‧ka

Proper noun

Nebraska f

1. Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Related terms

• nebraskés

See also

• Nebraska on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Nebraska.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /nebˈɾaska/ [n̪ɛbˈɾas.kɐ]
• Rhymes: -aska
• Syllabification: Neb‧ras‧ka

Proper noun

Nebraska (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜃ)

1. Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)

Anagrams

• resbakan