Nebraska (Omaha word for "flat water")

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Nebraska (from an Omaha word meaning "flat water") is a U.S. state on the Great Plains known for its prairies, agriculture, and central role in westward expansion.

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Label Occurrences
Nebraska (Omaha word for "flat water") canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state ⓘ
federated state of the United States ⓘ
admissionOrder 37th state ⓘ
admittedToUnionOn 1867-03-01 ⓘ
borderedBy Colorado ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
capital Lincoln, Nebraska ⓘ
capitalSince 1867 ⓘ
climate continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
etymology derived from an Indigenous word referring to the Platte River ⓘ
governanceType republican form of government ⓘ
hasMajorCity Bellevue, Nebraska ⓘ
Grand Island, Nebraska ⓘ
Lincoln, Nebraska ⓘ
Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
historicalRole central role in westward expansion of the United States ⓘ
historicalTrail California Trail ⓘ
Mormon Trail ⓘ
Oregon Trail ⓘ
Pony Express route ⓘ
ISOCode US-NE ⓘ
knownFor agriculture ⓘ
beef production ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ
corn production ⓘ
prairies ⓘ
largestCity Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
linked to: Omaha
largestMetropolitanArea Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area ⓘ
legislatureAlsoKnownAs Unicameral ⓘ
linked to: The Unicameral
legislatureName Nebraska Legislature ⓘ
legislatureType unicameral legislature ⓘ
locatedIn Central United States ⓘ
Great Plains ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
majorRiver Missouri River ⓘ
Platte River ⓘ
motto Equality Before the Law ⓘ
linked to: Rule of law
namedAfter Omaha word meaning "flat water" ⓘ
populationRankInUS low population density state ⓘ
postalAbbreviation NE ⓘ
previousTerritorialCapital Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ
region Corn Belt ⓘ
Great Plains states ⓘ
linked to: Great Plains
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
Mountain Time Zone ⓘ

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Nebraska Territory → namedAfter → Nebraska (Omaha word for "flat water") ⓘ