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Nevada County

Nevada County proper noun: one of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Prescott. It was so named as it is roughly the shape of the state of Nevada when inverted.

Proper noun

Nevada County

  1. One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Prescott. It was so named as it is roughly the shape of the state of Nevada when inverted.
  2. One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Nevada City. Named after the city, in 1851, not the state of Nevada which was created in 1861.
    • The possession and use of all fireworks, including safe and sane, are illegal in Nevada County.2026 June 28, Jeremiah Martinez, “Northern California communities that allow, prohibit use of fireworks”, in KCRA

Questions about Nevada County

What does Nevada County mean?
Nevada County means one of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Prescott. It was so named as it is roughly the shape of the state of Nevada when inverted.
What part of speech is Nevada County?
Nevada County is a proper noun.

Words near Nevada County in the dictionary

  1. Nev.
  2. neva
  3. Nevada
  4. Nevada bluegrass
  5. Nevada City
  6. Nevada County
  7. Nevada Day
  8. Nevada ephedra
  9. Nevada gas
  10. Nevada jointfir
  11. Nevada Triangle

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