The area was named Las Vegas, which is Spanish for "the meadows", as it featured abundant wild grasses, as well as the desert spring waters needed by westward travelers.

Las Vegas means the meadows  in Spanish. It was named as such because of the desert meadows across the valley where Las Vegas is located.

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