Definitions for Texas
ˈtɛk səsTexas

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1. Texas, Lone-Star State, TX(noun)

   the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

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1. Texas(ProperNoun)

   A state of the United States of America. Capital: Austin.

   Etymology: From Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai táyshaʔ, used to refer to the Caddo nation.

2. texas(Noun)

   the top-most cabin deck on a steamboat

   1866: New Albany Ledger, October 6 (describing the steamboat Robert E. Lee)

   Etymology: From Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai táyshaʔ, used to refer to the Caddo nation.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Texas(noun)

   a structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc

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1. Texas

   Texas is the second most populous and the second-largest of the 50 states in the United States of America, and the largest state in the 48 contiguous United States. Geographically located in the South Central part of the country, Texas shares an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas to the south, and borders the U.S. states of New Mexico to the west, Oklahoma to the north, Arkansas to the northeast and Louisiana to the east. Texas has an area of 268,820 square miles, and a growing population of 26.1 million residents. Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while San Antonio is the second largest in the state and seventh largest in the United States. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest United States metropolitan areas, respectively. Other major cities include El Paso and Austin—the state capital. Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State to signify Texas as a former independent republic and as a reminder of the state's struggle for independence from Mexico. The "Lone Star" can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal today.

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1. Texas

   the largest of the United States of America, in the extreme SW., fronts the Gulf of Mexico for 400 m. between Mexico (W.) and Louisiana (E.); has an area more than twice that of the British Isles, exhibiting a great variety of soil from rich alluvial valleys and pastoral prairies to arid deserts of sand in the S. Climate in the S. is semi-tropical, in the N. colder and drier. The useful metals are found in abundance, but agriculture and stock-raising are the chief occupations, Texas being the leading cattle-raising and cotton State in the Union; seceded from the republic of Mexico in 1835, and was an independent State till 1845, when it was annexed to the American Union. Austin is the capital and Galveston the principal port.

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1. texas

   One of the southwestern of the United States of America, is bounded on the southwest by Mexico, from which it is separated by the Rio Grande, and on the east by Arkansas and Louisiana. La Salle, the French explorer, erected a fort on Matagorda Bay, 1687. A Spanish settlement and mission was formed in 1690, but soon abandoned. In 1715, the country was settled by the Spaniards under the name of New Philippines, and several missions established; but the Camanche and Apache Indians, among the most warlike in America, and still the terror of the border settlements, hindered the progress of the country. In 1803, when Louisiana was ceded by France to the United States, Texas, claimed by both Spain and the United States, became a disputed territory. From 1806 to 1816, settlements were formed, and several attempts made to wrest the country from Spain. In one of these, in 1813, 2500 Americans and Mexicans and 700 inhabitants of San Antonio were killed. Mina, a Spanish refugee, gained some successes, but was defeated and shot. Lafitte, a Gulf pirate, made a settlement at Galveston in 1815, but it was broken up in 1821. In 1820, Moses Austin, an American, got a large tract of land from the Mexican government, and began a settlement, which rapidly increased; but many of the settlers were of so lawless a character, that in 1830 the government forbade any more Americans coming into Texas. In 1833, a convention of settlers, 20,000 in number, made an unsuccessful attempt to form an independent Mexican state; and in 1835 a provisional government was formed, Sam Houston chosen commander-in-chief, and the Mexicans driven out of Texas. Santa Anna, president of Mexico, invaded the country with an army of 7500, but after some successes was entirely routed at San Jacinto, April 21, and Texas became an independent republic, acknowledged in 1837 by the United States, and in 1840 by England, France, and Belgium. In December, 1845, Texas was annexed to the United States, but was invaded by Mexico, which had never acknowledged its independence. A war followed (1846-48) in which Mexico was defeated. In February, 1861, Texas joined the Secession, and furnished many soldiers and immense supplies to the Confederate armies. In February, 1866, the ordinance of secession was annulled, and in 1870 the reconstruction was completed, and regular civil government restored.

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1. Texas

   Indian for “the place of protection,” where a colony of French refugees were kindly received in 1817.

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1. taxes

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Texas in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Texas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Texas in a Sentence

1. Texas Governor Greg Abbott:

   In Texas, we will not sit idly by while the president ignores the law and fails to secure the border.

2. Rick Perry:

   There's a lot of people from Texas in the race for one thing.

3. Mark White:

   The rest of the world is sweeping past us. The oil and gas of the Texas future is the well-educated mind. But we are still worried about whether Midland can beat Odessa at football.

4. Greg Abbott:

   The Texas Supreme Court's decision is disappointing and legally incorrect, the court mistakenly relied on a technicality to allow this divorce to proceed.

5. James Dickey:

   Texas will be back to work, texas is opening, and all of Texas will be back to work long before November, including political effort.

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