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Waco

Waco

73 3.6
A city in east central Texas with museums and a river nearby
  • proper noun
  • /ˈweɪkoʊ/
: Waco
  • Bonilla was born in a small town near Waco, Texas, and raised there until he was 14.
  • Waco, Texas
  • Waco, TX

Her mother gave her to David Koresh, the leader of the Waco Davidians, and he raped her.

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Examples

  • 50 miles north of Waco.

    Wild Bill (1995)

  • Terry reached out and said, hey, we're doing this series about Waco with Taylor Kitsch and Michael Shannon.

  • Got an uncle who lives in Waco, Texas, and he come up for a reunion once.

    I Walk the Line (1970)

  • A settlement notice was filed in federal court in Waco, Texas, on Thursday.

    Academic text (2017)

  • So we're stopping in Waco before going to Pelle's village?

    Midsommar (2019)

  • See you in Waco.

    Songwriter (1984)

  • The Brazos River Authority in Waco, Texas, also expects to begin work on a seawater desalination facility soon.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Lyn Kinyon filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday in Waco, arguing Baylor violated federal Title IX protections when she was fired last year.

    Academic text (2017)

Surface Forms

Waco main

Etymology

Waco gets its name from a Native American group called the Waco, part of the Wichita people, who lived by the river where the city now stands. So the city's name remembers the people who lived there first.