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

  1. A desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.
    Synonyms: Vegas, Sin City
    Meronym: The Strip
    • 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.
    • 2020 May 15, Parija Kavilanz, “Why this chef keeps showing up at disaster zones”, in CNN[1]:
      “This pertains to employees in DC, NY, Las Vegas and Orlando. TFG continues to pay chefs and restaurants managers responsible for operating the community kitchens,” the company said.
  2. A city, the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.

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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)

  1. 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]

Proper noun

Las Vegas f

  1. 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 f

  1. Las Vegas (a city in Nevada, United States)