Definitions for amarillo
ˌæm əˈrɪl oʊamar·il·lo

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Amarillonoun

   a city in the northern panhandle of Texas

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amarillonoun

   A city in the northwest plains of Texas

2. Etymology: From amarillo, "yellow" or "golden"

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1. Amarillo

   Amarillo ( AM-ə-RIL-oh; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The estimated population of Amarillo was 200,393 as of April 1, 2020. The Amarillo-Pampa-Borger combined statistical area had an estimated population of 308,297 as of 2020.The city of Amarillo, originally named Oneida, is situated in the Llano Estacado region. The availability of the railroad and freight service provided by the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad contributed to the city's growth as a cattle-marketing center in the late 19th century.Amarillo was once the self-proclaimed "Helium Capital of the World" for having one of the country's most productive helium fields. The city is also known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (as the city takes its name from the Spanish word for yellow), "Yellow City" for its name, and "Rotor City, USA" for its V-22 Osprey hybrid aircraft assembly plant. Amarillo operates one of the largest meat-packing areas in the United States. Pantex, the only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility in the country, is also a major employer. The location of this facility also gave rise to the nickname "Bomb City". The attractions Cadillac Ranch, and Big Texan Steak Ranch are located adjacent to Interstate 40. U.S. Highway 66 also passed through the city.

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1. amarillo

   Amarillo is a Spanish word that translates to "yellow" in English. It can refer to the color yellow or anything that is yellow in color. Additionally, Amarillo is also the name of a city in Texas, United States.

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1. Amarillo

   Amarillo is the fourteenth most populous city in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census. The Amarillo metropolitan area has an estimated population of 236,113 in four counties. Amarillo, originally named Oneida, is situated in the Llano Estacado region. The availability of the railroad and freight service provided by the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad contributed to the city's growth as a cattle marketing center in the late 19th century. Amarillo is the regional economic center for the Texas Panhandle, and is economically important to Eastern New Mexico and the Oklahoma Panhandle. The city was once the self-proclaimed "Helium Capital of the World" for having one of the country's most productive helium fields. The city is also known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas", and most recently "Rotor City, USA" for its V-22 Osprey hybrid aircraft assembly plant. Amarillo operates one of the largest meat packing areas in the United States. Pantex, the only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility in the country, is also a major employer. The attractions Cadillac Ranch and Big Texan Steak Ranch are located adjacent to Interstate 40. U.S. Highway 66 also passed through the city.

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1. AMARILLO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Amarillo is ranked #95115 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Amarillo surname appeared 192 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Amarillo.
   
   62.5% or 120 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   18.7% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.
   9.9% or 19 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   8.3% or 16 total occurrences were White.

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1. • Texas
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amarillo in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amarillo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of amarillo in a Sentence

1. Mayor Ginger Nelson:

   We've used the tagline,' I'll wear one for you, if you'll wear one for me' because truly it is a new form of citizenship that you would consider others and the needs of others above your own comfort, whether that's vanity of not wearing a mask or even just the discomfort of having your nose and mouth covered, i think the people in Amarillo know that stopping the spread of this disease most depends on the choices we make as individuals.

2. Mayor Ginger Nelson:

   I don't think any mayor feels like they have the tests that they need, because ideally I would be able to test all of my citizens every week, and we would be able to strategize based on those test results who can go to work safely, who can go to school safely. So we definitely need more testing supplies. That being said, based on the testing supplies that I know are available on a national basis, I do feel like our state government and the federal government have been very responsive to the outbreak here in Amarillo, we're a hotspot. We've been hit hard, and we needed those resources, and they're still coming to us.

3. Alex Ferguson:

   That beat a( daily high temperature) record from 1916. The previous record for May 7 was 97, that also represented the earliest 100-degree day here in Amarillo.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amarillo
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amarillo
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarillo
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=amarillo
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html