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Texas

See also: texas and Texas'

English

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a map of the US highlighting Texas

Etymology

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

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Texas

  2. A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.
    • 2015, Alan Schaefer, Joe Nick Patoski, Nels Jacobson, Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982, page 17:
      The posterists of Austin chronicled the changing social landscape and graphically redefined Texas for the rest of the country and the world […]
  3. Several places in the United States:
    1. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
    2. A hamlet in Oswego County, New York.
    3. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Alabama.
    4. An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.
    5. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Kentucky.
    6. An unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi.
    7. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.
    8. An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.
  4. A rural town in southeastern Queensland, Australia.
  5. The University of Texas at Austin.
  6. (rare) A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
  7. (historical) A former sovereign country in North America that existed from 1836 to 1846.

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Meronyms

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(state)

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Translations

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Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Texas ?

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)
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Central Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Texas

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

Czech

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Proper noun

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Texas m inan (relational adjective texaský, demonym Texasan, female demonym Texasanka)

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

Declension

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Declension of Texas (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Texas
genitive Texasu
dative Texasu
accusative Texas
vocative Texase
locative Texase, Texasu
instrumental Texasem

Further reading

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  • “Texas”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • “Texas”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Texas.

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Texas (genitive Texas')

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Texas or Spanish Texas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛk.sɑs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Te‧xas

Proper noun

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Texas n

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States) [from early 19th c.]

Derived terms

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English Texas.

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Noun

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Texas

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

Declension

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Inflection of Texas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Texas —
genitive Texasin —
partitive Texasia —
illative Texasiin —
singular plural
nominative Texas —
accusative nom. Texas —
gen. Texasin
genitive Texasin —
partitive Texasia —
inessive Texasissa —
elative Texasista —
illative Texasiin —
adessive Texasilla —
ablative Texasilta —
allative Texasille —
essive Texasina —
translative Texasiksi —
abessive Texasitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Texas (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasini —
accusative nom. Texasini —
gen. Texasini
genitive Texasini —
partitive Texasiani —
inessive Texasissani —
elative Texasistani —
illative Texasiini —
adessive Texasillani —
ablative Texasiltani —
allative Texasilleni —
essive Texasinani —
translative Texasikseni —
abessive Texasittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasisi —
accusative nom. Texasisi —
gen. Texasisi
genitive Texasisi —
partitive Texasiasi —
inessive Texasissasi —
elative Texasistasi —
illative Texasiisi —
adessive Texasillasi —
ablative Texasiltasi —
allative Texasillesi —
essive Texasinasi —
translative Texasiksesi —
abessive Texasittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasimme —
accusative nom. Texasimme —
gen. Texasimme
genitive Texasimme —
partitive Texasiamme —
inessive Texasissamme —
elative Texasistamme —
illative Texasiimme —
adessive Texasillamme —
ablative Texasiltamme —
allative Texasillemme —
essive Texasinamme —
translative Texasiksemme —
abessive Texasittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasinne —
accusative nom. Texasinne —
gen. Texasinne
genitive Texasinne —
partitive Texasianne —
inessive Texasissanne —
elative Texasistanne —
illative Texasiinne —
adessive Texasillanne —
ablative Texasiltanne —
allative Texasillenne —
essive Texasinanne —
translative Texasiksenne —
abessive Texasittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Texasinsa —
accusative nom. Texasinsa —
gen. Texasinsa
genitive Texasinsa —
partitive Texasiaan
Texasiansa 		—
inessive Texasissaan
Texasissansa 		—
elative Texasistaan
Texasistansa 		—
illative Texasiinsa —
adessive Texasillaan
Texasillansa 		—
ablative Texasiltaan
Texasiltansa 		—
allative Texasilleen
Texasillensa 		—
essive Texasinaan
Texasinansa 		—
translative Texasikseen
Texasiksensa 		—
abessive Texasittaan
Texasittansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

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Texas m

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

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German

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Etymology

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From Spanish Texas, chiefly through English Texas.

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Texas n (proper noun, genitive Texas' or (with an article) Texas)

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

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Texas m

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

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  • Hyphenation: Te‧xas

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Texas m

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)
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Sicilian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Texas, from Spanish Texas, Tejas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛk.kɪ.sas], /ˈtɛk.ki.sas/

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Texas m

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)
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Slovak

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Proper noun

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Texas m inan (genitive singular Texasu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

References

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  • “Texas”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtexas/ [ˈt̪e.xas]
  • IPA(key): /ˈteɡsas/ [ˈt̪eɣ̞.sas] (proscribed but common in South America)
    • Rhymes: -eɡsas
    • Syllabification: Te‧xas

Proper noun

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Texas m

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Russian: Техас (Texas)
    • → Armenian: Տեխաս (Texas)

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Swedish

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Proper noun

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Texas n (genitive Texas)

  1. Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)

Anagrams

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