Texas


Definition: Meaning of, Texas in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtɛksəs /

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  1. a large state in the south of the US, which has a long border with Mexico. It is an important centre of the oil and gas industries, and also of cattle and crop farming. Its cities include Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and El Paso. Before it became part of the US in 1845, Texas was briefly an independent country.
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Texas used in phrases

  • Texas Independence Day (noun)
    1. texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836
  • Texas Ranger (noun)
    1. a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
  • Texas Rangers, the
    1. a group of police officers that was originally established in the 19th century to fight against criminals in the US state of Texas. They still exist today.
  • Texas armadillo (noun)
    1. having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay
  • Texas bluebonnet (noun)
    1. Texas closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States
    2. Texas low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States
  • Texas chachalaca (noun)
    1. of Mexico and Texas
  • Texas fever (noun)
    1. an infectious disease of cattle transmitted by the cattle tick
  • Texas horned lizard (noun)
    1. of arid and semiarid open country
  • Texas leaguer (noun)
    1. baseball a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder
  • Texas longhorn (noun)
    1. long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
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