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The Strip

The Strip proper noun: the four-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada, running from Mandalay Bay to the Stratosphere, including most of Las Vegas' major hotels and attractions.

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Proper noun

The Strip

  1. (informal) The four-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada, running from Mandalay Bay to the Stratosphere, including most of Las Vegas' major hotels and attractions.
    • Holonyms: Las Vegas, Vegas, Sin City
  2. (mostly local usage) Any of several highways in the United States, usually with numerous retail establishments.

Origin of The Strip

A colloquial English term for a section of a road, usually with many retail establishments.

Questions about The Strip

What does The Strip mean?
The Strip means the four-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada, running from Mandalay Bay to the Stratosphere, including most of Las Vegas' major hotels and attractions.
What part of speech is The Strip?
The Strip is a proper noun.

Words near The Strip in the dictionary

  1. The Storm
  2. the story goes
  3. the straw that broke the camel's back
  4. the Street
  5. the streets are paved with gold
  6. The Strip
  7. the stroke that broke the camel's back
  8. the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must
  9. the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must
  10. the struggle is real
  11. the stuffing out of

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