noun
a midwestern state on the Great Plains (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑Cornhusker State, ↑NE
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state
• Part Holonyms:
↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A., ↑Midwest, ↑middle west, ↑midwestern United States
• Part Meronyms:
↑Bad Lands, ↑Badlands, ↑Grand Island, ↑Lincoln, ↑capital of Nebraska, ↑North Platte, ↑Omaha, ↑North Platte River, ↑Platte, ↑Platte River, ↑Republican, ↑Republican River, ↑South Platte, ↑South Platte River
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Nebraska [Nebraska]
a US state in the western part of the ↑Middle West, also called the Cornhusker State. The Missouri River forms its eastern border. The largest city is ↑Omaha, and the capital city is Lincoln. It was part of the ↑Louisiana Purchase and was explored by ↑Lewis and Clark. Its agricultural products include corn, wheat, ↑cattle and pigs and it also makes industrial machinery and electronic equipment. Its tourist attractions include Scotts Bluff National Monument and Chimney Rock National Historic Site.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.