Texas
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1.0
- proper noun
- /ˈtɛksəs/
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Texas
- Good morning from Houston, Texas.
- University of Texas
- Austin, Texas
- Texas A&M University
Right now, Mississippi and Texas are leading the way.
- Right now, Mississippi and Texas are leading the way.
- We'll send trans drag Queens to Texas just to get you back.
- I mean, Kevin did say Texas, so I guess yes.
- We've seen similar stretches in Texas, California, and Europe.
- I was travelling all over Texas trying cases and.
- So can let's say I live in Texas and you in Reno.
- Yeah, you can buy a gun in Texas easier than you can vote.
- When I showed up to Texas, it felt like I belong.
- And so I've always held Texas football in very high regard.
- Not that big a deal in Texas, Big deal in Pennsylvania.
- All right, let's head on down straight down to Texas and Edward.
Examples
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And, ladies and gentlemen, from Austin, Texas...
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Right now, Mississippi and Texas are leading the way.
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Then she went down to South Texas where she lived.
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So there she was, free in Texas, no money, no working papers.
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Back in Texas, I knew everything.
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Korean American, born in Texas, parents from Korea.
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You got your west Texas out there with a bunch of flat ranches.
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The score is now two-zero in favor of Texas.
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Dani Fadda is a professional engineer in Texas with a successful career in mechanical engineering.
Academic text (2011) -
Many famous musicians, including Beyoncé, were born in Texas.
Synonyms
38
1.0
The short form used for Texas in addresses
A nickname for Texas, a large state in the United States in the south
Compounds
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2.8
A large public university in Austin, Texas known for research and many degree programs
A small animal with nine bands of hard plates that lives from Texas to Paraguay
A plant with blue flowers that grows in Texas, is the state flower and can poison farm animals
A large brown and grey bird from south Texas and Mexico that makes loud calls
A small wild orchid with thin reddish brown stems and loose clusters of reddish brown flowers in brushy woods
A rare small tree or shrub with white bell-shaped flowers that grows in the southwestern United States
A rare small tree with white bell-shaped flowers that grows in southwest Texas and is threatened
- Specialized
A disease of cows that causes fever, makes them weak, and spreads by ticks
A small spiky lizard with horns and a flat body from dry areas in the southwestern United States
A day Texans remember when Texas became a country separate from Mexico in 1836
- Jargon
A short, weak fly ball that drops between infielders and outfielders and gives the batter a hit
- US
A plant with star-shaped flowers that people grow in gardens, often in Texas and the southern US
A small plant with pink flowers and a beak-like seed pod that grows in the southwestern US and Mexico
- US
A toad that lives in dry woods and open land in the US southwest and comes out at night
Surface Forms
Etymology
Texas comes from a Native American Caddo word tejas, which meant 'friends' or 'allies'. Spanish explorers used that word for the region, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of Texas as a place named for 'friends'.