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Where does “拉斯維加斯” come from?

拉斯維加斯 (Chinese) comes from English Las Vegas, from Spanish las vegas — the fertile meadows; the meadows.

Ancestry of “拉斯維加斯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLas Vegas—
2Spanishlas vegasthe fertile meadows; the meadows
Every word from Spanish las vegas →