Las Vegas
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish las vegas (“the fertile meadows”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑs ˈveɪɡəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (hyperforeign, non-US) IPA(key): /lɒs ˈveɪɡəs/
Proper noun
Las Vegas
- A desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.
- 2018, Michael G. Zey, Seizing the Future: Dawn of the Macroindustrial Era:
- It is projected that the ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on such a supertrain would take 75 minutes.
- A city, the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.
Derived terms
Translations
city
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Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Las Vegas, from Spanish las vegas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlas ˈvɛ.ɡas/
Audio: (file) - Syllabification: Las Ve‧gas
Proper noun
Las Vegas n (indeclinable)
- Las Vegas (a city in Nevada, United States)
Further reading
- Las Vegas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Las Vegas in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈla(j)z ˈvɛ.ɡɐs/ [ˈla(ɪ̯)z ˈvɛ.ɡɐs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈla(j)ʒ ˈvɛ.ɡɐʃ/ [ˈla(ɪ̯)ʒ ˈvɛ.ɡɐʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈla(j)z ˈvɛ.ɡas/ [ˈla(ɪ̯)z ˈvɛ.ɡas]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlaʒ ˈvɛ.ɡɐʃ/ [ˈlaʒ ˈvɛ.ɣɐʃ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlaʒ ˈbɛ.ɡɐʃ/ [ˈlaʒ ˈβɛ.ɣɐʃ]
Proper noun
- Las Vegas (a city in Nevada, United States)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /las ˈbeɡas/ [laz ˈβ̞e.ɣ̞as]
- Syllabification: Las Ve‧gas
Proper noun
- Las Vegas (a city in Nevada, United States)