Nebraska
WordNet
noun
(1) A midwestern state on the Great Plains
WiktionaryText
English
Etymology
Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic words Ñí Brásge, pronounced [ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ] (contemporary Otoe ), or the , pronounced [ˌnĩˈbˡðaska], meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.