| 释义 |
ne·va·da
\nə̇ˈvadə, -ädə, -ȧdə\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Nevada, state in the western U.S., from Sierra Nevada, mountain range in Calif., from Spanish, literally, snow-covered mountain range, from sierra mountain range + nevada, feminine of nevado snow-covered, probably from Latin nivatus cooled with snow, from niv-, nix snow + -atus -ate — more at snow
: of or from the state of Nevada
< a Nevada mine >
: of the kind or style prevalent in Nevada : nevadan |