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How did Nebraska get its name?

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Étienne de Veniard, sieur de Bourgmont in 1714, named the major river flowing through the land the Nebraskier, which is an Oto word meaning "flat water". (The French word for "flat" is "Platte".) source: WikiPedia "Platte River"

unknown source states the French adopted the word "Nebraska" for the land, referring to the river.

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