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Encyclopedia > Las Vegas (disambiguation)

Las Vegas from the Spanish word for the meadows for the US usages and from vega meadow < Iberian vaica or baika meadow < Iberian ibai river in other places. A meadow is a tract of grassland, either in its natural state or used as pasture or for growing hay. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... The Iberian language describes a linguistic group identified with the Iberian civilization (7th century BC – 1st century BC), formed in the eastern and south-eastern regions of the Iberian peninsula. ...

  • United States
    • The city of Las Vegas, Nevada
    • The city of Las Vegas, New Mexico
    • The Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada where most of the major hotels and casinos are located
    • The Las Vegas valley, Las Vegas, Nevada area description that covers what most people consider as Las Vegas
    • The Las Vegas Springs Preserve (website), Las Vegas, Nevada, the water source that supported early development
  • Dominican Republic
  • Mexico
    • Las Vegas, Veracruz
  • Spain
    • Seven small towns and villages called Las Vegas (plus thirteen called La Vega and many more suffixed with de las Vegas or de la Vega).
  • Venezuela
    • Las Vegas, Cojedes
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Las Vegas, Nevada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3066 words)
The name Las Vegas is often applied to the unincorporated areas of Clark County that surround the city, especially the resort areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas was given its name by Spaniards in the Antonio Armijo party, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas.
Las Vegas' climate is typical of the Mojave Desert in which it is located, with very little rainfall, and extreme heat in the summer; highs of 105 °F (40 °C) are common from May to September, and for several days each year, temperatures may exceed 115 °F (46 °C).
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