Texan
See also: texan
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈtɛksən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛksən
Adjective
editTexan (comparative more Texan, superlative most Texan)
- Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.
- (uncommon) Of or pertaining to the U.S. state of Texas in general.
Usage notes
editUnlike many demonyms, the adjective normally used to refer to the state is Texas, not Texan (e.g. the Texas capital, not the Texan capital). Texan is normally used only in contexts referring to the people.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editof or pertaining to Texas
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Noun
editTexan (plural Texans)
- A native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States.
- 2015 November 1, Hendrik Hertzberg, “That G.O.P. Debate: Two Footnotes”, in The New Yorker[1]:
- Cruz was obviously analogizing Bernie Sanders to the Bolsheviks and Hillary Clinton to the Mensheviks. The oleaginous Texan is an erudite slyboots, but his history is off-kilter.
- 2015 November 9, “Why The Electoral College Ruins Democracy” (00:02:08 from the start), in Adam Ruins Everything[2] (television production), spoken by himself (Adam Conover), truTV, via truTV:
- In 2012, over three million Texans voted Democrat.
Hypernyms
editHyponyms
editTranslations
editan inhabitant or a resident of Texas
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French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editTexan m (plural Texans, feminine Texane)
- Texan (native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States) (usually male)
Alternative forms
edit- Texien (Lousiana)
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