Las Vegas

English

Etymology

From Spanish las vegas (“the fertile meadows”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑs ˈveɪɡəs/
• (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.
2. A city, the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.

Synonyms

• Vegas
• Sin City
• The Strip

Derived terms

• Brisvegas
• Las Vegan
• Las Vegas rule
• Vegas rule
• what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas

Translations

city

• Arabic: لَاس فِيغَاس (ar) f (lās fīḡas)

  Hijazi Arabic: لاس فيقس f (lās fēgas)

• Armenian: Լաս Վեգաս (hy) (Las Vegas)
• Bengali: লাস ভেগাস (bn) (laś bhegaś)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉ひしげ斯維加か斯／拉ひしげ斯维加か斯 (zh) (Lāsīwéijiāsī)

• Esperanto: Lasvegaso
• German: Las Vegas (de) n
• Greek: Λας Βέγκας (el) n (Las Végkas)
• Japanese: ラスベガス (Rasubegasu)
• Korean: 라스베이거스 (Raseubeigeoseu)
• Latin: Campi
• Marathi: लास व्हेगस n (lās vhegas)
• Navajo: Naʼazhǫǫsh Hatsoh
• Polish: Las Vegas (pl) n
• Portuguese: Las Vegas f
• Punjabi: لاس ویگَس m (lās vegas)
• Russian: Лас-Ве́гас (ru) m (Las-Végas)
• Spanish: Las Vegas (es) f pl
• Turkish: Las Vegas
• Urdu: لاس ویگس m (lās vegas)
• Vietnamese: Lát Vê-gát

Anagrams

• salvages

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Las Vegas, from Spanish las vegas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlas ˈvɛ.ɡas/

• Audio:

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• 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]

• (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]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlaʒ ˈvɛ.ɡɐʃ/ [ˈlaʒ ˈvɛ.ɣɐʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlaʒ ˈbɛ.ɡɐʃ/ [ˈlaʒ ˈβべーたɛ.ɣɐʃ]

Proper noun

Las Vegas f

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /las ˈbeɡas/ [laz ˈβべーた̞e.ɣ̞as]
• Syllabification: Las Ve‧gas

Proper noun

Las Vegas f

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