Definition of "Nevada"

A state in the western United States. Capital: Carson City. Largest city: Las Vegas.  examples

Several other locations in the United States:

1. A city, the county seat of Story County, Iowa, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.  examples

2. A city, the county seat of Vernon County, Missouri, named for Nevada City, California.  examples

3. A city in Collin County, Texas, named for the Territory.  examples

4. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, named for the state.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Tipton County, Indiana, supposedly named for some unknown "town in Mexico".  examples

University of Nevada, Reno.  examples

A municipality of Granada, Spain, named for the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain.  examples

A village in Kuršumlija, Serbia  examples