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Las Vegas

/lɑs ˈveɪɡəs//læs ˈveɪɡəs/

Las Vegas proper noun: a desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.

las vegas: a desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels,...
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Proper noun

Las Vegas

  1. A desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.
    • Meronym: The Strip
    • It is projected that the ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on such a supertrain would take 75 minutes.2018, Michael G. Zey, Seizing the Future: Dawn of the Macroindustrial Era
    Synonyms:
    Vegas, Sin City
  2. A city, the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.

Las Vegas meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi

Las Vegas in Marathi

city
लास व्हेगस lās vhegas

Las Vegas in Urdu

city
لاس ویگس lās vegas

Las Vegas in Bengali

city
লাস ভেগাস laś bhegaś

Las Vegas in Punjabi

city
لاس ویگَس lās vegas
More languagesFewer languages
Las Vegas in Arabic
لَاس فِيغَاس lās fīḡas
Las Vegas in Vietnamese
Lát Vê-gát

Synonyms of Las Vegas

Origin of Las Vegas

Borrowed from Spanish las vegas (“the fertile meadows”).

Words formed from Las Vegas

Questions about Las Vegas

What does Las Vegas mean?
Las Vegas means a desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.
What is Las Vegas in Marathi?
Las Vegas in Marathi is लास व्हेगस (lās vhegas). See Las Vegas meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Las Vegas?
Las Vegas is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Las Vegas?
Las Vegas is pronounced /lɑs ˈveɪɡəs/.

Words near Las Vegas in the dictionary

  1. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  2. Las Piedras
  3. Las Piñas
  4. Las Vegan
  5. Las Vegans
  6. Las Vegas
  7. Las Vegas algorithm
  8. Las Vegas algorithms
  9. Las Vegas effect
  10. Las Vegas rule
  11. Las Vegas rules

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