Vegas

See also: vegas

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of Las Vegas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveɪɡəs/

Proper noun

Vegas

  2. (informal) Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA.
    • 2006 May 19, Richard Zoglin, “10 Questions for Bette Midler”, in Time:
      I'm of two minds about Vegas. I think Vegas is strange, and I don't know where their water comes from. But as a town and a place for an entertainer, there's . . . no other place you can go to where you can just sit and do six weeks at a time and have your band and your staff be so happy.
  3. (metonymic) Gambling, especially sports betting.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveɪɡəz/

Noun

Vegas

  1. plural of Vega
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