Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun informal Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Vegas.

Examples

  • DAVID SCHWARTZ, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS: People are hoping that it's going to really grow the market, that it's going to draw people who haven't been coming to Vegas before and it's really going to reverse these declines.

    CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2009 2009

  • DAVID SCHWARTZ, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS: People are hoping that it's going to really grow the market, that it's going to draw people who haven't been coming to Vegas before and it's really going to reverse these declines.

    CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2009 2009

  • KARA FINNSTROM, CNN CORRESPONDENT - LAS VEGAS: Good morning, T.J. Well, the investigation into what happened at the Vegas hotel, just behind me, has now extended to other parts of the country.

    CNN Transcript Mar 2, 2008 2008

  • He expanded this chain to 3 more eateries with his flagship palce called "Emeril's" in 1990 and by 1995 he had found a place for "Emeril's New Orleans Fish House" at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las vegas, the first ever to make an impression in the sin-city. 1999 saw the growth of his name, fame and food at Universal Studios in Orlando and a steakhouse in Vegas.

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • He expanded this chain to 3 more eateries with his flagship palce called "Emeril's" in 1990 and by 1995 he had found a place for "Emeril's New Orleans Fish House" at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las vegas, the first ever to make an impression in the sin-city. 1999 saw the growth of his name, fame and food at Universal Studios in Orlando and a steakhouse in Vegas.

    King of a Culinary Empire - Emeril Lagasse 2007

  • LAS VEGAS (AP) - These photos happened in Vegas, but surely won't stay there.

    RGJ.com - Latest News 2010

  • LAS VEGAS (AP) - Authorities say a 95-year-old Las Vegas woman has died of injuries she suffered when she was attacked in a botched purse-snatching outside a supermarket.

    KOLO - HomePage - Headlines 2010

  • LAS VEGAS (AP) - These photos happened in Vegas, but surely won't stay there.

    RGJ.com - Latest News 2010

  • What about a 24 hour whirlwind wedding version of the above vegas trip ... just to say that you were married in Vegas?

    Vegas Pop Blog 2009

  • In the movie, Bradley Cooper (WEDDING CRASHERS), Ed Helms (The Office) and Zach Galifianakis (WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS) all play groomsmen who wake up the morning after a bachelor party in Vegas to find that they have lost the groom and acquired a baby.

    Elites TV 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.