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Texas

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.səs/

The English word “Texas” has 10 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Alabama.
  2. An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Kentucky.
  4. An unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi.
  5. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.
  6. An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.
  7. A number of townships, listed under Texas Township.
  8. A rural town in southeastern Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the New South Wales locality.
  9. The University of Texas at Austin.
  10. A former sovereign country in North America that existed from 1836 to 1846.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation.

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