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Definition: Las Vegas from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary

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city SE corner of Nev. pop 478,434

Las Vegas

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(läs vā'gӘs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Revenue from hotels (including many of the world's largest), gambling, entertainment, theme parks, resorts, and other tourist-oriented industries forms the backbone of the economy. The nightclubs, casinos, and championship boxing matches are world famous, and entertainment enterprises have led to an increasing array of music, sports, gambling, and amusement centers up and down the main “strip,” as the city succeeded in the 1990s in redefining itself as a family resort, complete with monorail (opened 2004). Its 1,149-ft (350-m) Stratosphere Tower is the country's tallest observation tower. The city is also the commercial hub of a ranching and mining area and has diverse manufacturing, including gaming equipment. In the 19th cent. Las Vegas was a watering place for travelers bound for southern…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Largest city in S Nevada, USA. It is a world-famous gambling and entertainment centre, with more than 37 million visitors per year. The Mormons established a colony on the site in 1855-57. The modern city began with the arrival of the railway in 1905. Nevada legalized gambling in…
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Full text Article Las Vegas

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(läs vā'gӘs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Revenue from hotels (including many of the world's largest), gambling, entertainment, theme parks, resorts, …
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From A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes
(c. 1947) Las Vegas represents a continuing collective attempt to create a city as a unique work of art. As a 1940s frontier town in the middle of an otherwise empty desert but near the construction site that became the Hoover Dam, Las Vegas initially benefited from the absence of laws forbidding…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
often shortened to Vegas. City, county seat of Clark co., SE corner of Nevada, 22 mi. (35 km.) NW of Boulder Dam; pop. (2000c) 478,434; alt. 2030 ft. (619 m.); distribution center for mining and stock-raising region; major tourist resort featuring legalized gaming and glitzy hotels; Univ. of Nevada, …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City in southeastern Nevada; seat of Clark County; population (2000 est) 478,400. With its many nightclubs and gambling casinos, Las Vegas attracted over 35 million visitors each year. It is also a major convention centre. Founded in 1855 in a ranching area, the modern community developed with the…
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Full text Article LAS Vegas

From The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
Las Vegas, Nevada, is a city founded, built, and nurtured on conspiracy. Illegal gambling was a mainstay of the local economy before state legislators bowed to the inevitable and legalized “gaming” in 1931, but the town that would someday be known as “Lost Wages” lagged behind Reno in popularity and…
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Andre Agassi grew up in Las Vegas, spending the first 15 years of his life there before heading to a tennis academy in Florida to begin one of the most storied careers in professional tennis. But his heart never left home. At age 24, in the meaty middle of his playing career, Agassi formed a…
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Full text Article City of Las Vegas v. Moberg (1971)

From The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Control & Gun Rights
The Court of Appeals of New Mexico, in City of Las Vegas v. Moberg (82 N.M. 626, 1971), ruled that any ordinance denying people the right to bear arms violates Article II, section 6 of the state constitution of New Mexico, which states that “The people have the right to bear arms for their security…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2010: 583,756), southeastern Nevada, U.S. It is famous for its luxury hotels, casinos, and nightclubs, located in the area known as “the Strip.” Mormons from Utah settled the site in 1855 and abandoned it in 1857. It became a railroad town in 1905 and was incorporated in 1911. Gambling…
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An offbeat account (1972) by the ‘ gonzo journalist’ Hunter S. Thompson (b.1939) of an assignment to cover the ‘ Mint 400’, an off-road motorbike race outside Las Vegas. The work is subtitled A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (see AMERICAN DREAM, THE ). Accompanied by Dr Gonzo, his…
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