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- [vee-guh, vey-]
- /ˈvi gə, ˈveɪ-/
- /ˈveɪgɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vee-guh, vey-]
- /ˈvi gə, ˈveɪ-/
Definitions of vegas word
- noun vegas a city in SE Nevada. 1
- noun vegas a city in central New Mexico. 1
- noun vegas Las Vegas 0
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Origin of vegas
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Medieval Latin < Arabic (al-nasr-al-) wāqiʿ (the) falling (eagle), orig. designating the three stars Alpha, Epsilon and Zeta Lyrae
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Parts of speech for Vegas
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
vegas popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
vegas usage trend in Literature
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