Leo wrote:

> On 2020 Jun 9, , wrote
> (in >):
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> > We've all heard of the city of La-FEE-et, Louisiana and of course the
> > French general of which the city is named for. There is a street here
> > and a town about 65 miles east of me with the same name. However, it
> > is pronounced La-fay-et.
>
> I would pronounce the name La-fay-et, because thats the way I learned it
> in school. Were I corrected, Id pronounce it the way the locals do for a
> place. Which brings me to Nevada.
> By Nevadans, Nevada is pronounced Ne va duh, not Ne voh duh. Apparently,
> were the only ones who know this


There is a "Nevada" in North - Central Iowa, it is pronounced differently than your state:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada,_Iowa

"Nevada, Iowa

Nevada (/nəˈveɪdə/ nə-VAY-də) is a city in, and the county seat of, Story County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,798 in the 2010 census, an increase from 6,658 in 2000. Nevada is part of the Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area. Nevada is the second most populous city in Story County, with Ames being the most populous. The city's name is pronounced differently from the U.S. state of Nevada

History

Nevada was platted in 1853. It was named after the Sierra Nevada mountains...."

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