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vegas¹

noun

  1. plural plural of vega

Vegas²

  • /ˈveɪɡəs/

Sounds like vagus · Rhymes with -eɪɡəs

Where it comes from

Clipping of Las Vegas.

proper noun

  1. informal Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, USA. I'm of two minds about Vegas. I think Vegas is strange, and I don't know where their water comes from. But as a town and a place for an entertainer, there's . . . no other place you can go to where you can just sit and do six weeks at a time and have your band and your staff be so happy.
  2. metonymically Gambling, especially sports betting.

Vegas³

  • /ˈveɪɡəz/

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of Vega

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: blackpool, mom, sammy, nicky, las, viegas, glitter gulch, the strip, sin city, las vegas, lost wages, the meadows, paradise, strip, brisvegas, vansterdam

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"vegas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vegas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vegas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vegas

Chicago

"vegas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vegas.

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@misc{vegas_2026,
  title = {vegas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vegas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}