Nevada
[nəˈvædə]Meaning
from the name of the American state of Nevada, Spanish for "snow-capped"
Background Story
Nevada comes from the name of the American state of Nevada, which means "snow-capped" in Spanish. Spanish explorers called the region Nevada because of the snow that covered the mountains in winter. The word is used in both Spanish and English, and Catalan borrowed it from English.
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