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Amarillo

American  
[am-uh-ril-oh] / ˌæm əˈrɪl oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in NW Texas.


Amarillo British  
/ ˌæməˈrɪləʊ /

noun

  1. an industrial city in NW Texas. Pop: 178 612 (2003 est)

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He pulled together an online video highlighting fuel-efficient vehicles at his Amarillo dealership, from a hybrid SUV to smaller cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

It closed a processing plant in Nebraska and reduced shifts at its Amarillo, Texas, plant.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Fermi aims to build the world’s largest data-center campus on its acreage near Amarillo, Texas, which it will power using natural-gas plants, nuclear reactors, and more.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Every environment suggests or shapes the stories that are set there; even were the plots identical, a mystery set in Amarillo, for example, would play differently than one set in Duluth or Lafayette.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

At Amarillo, I was able to go to a cafe and order foods that I knew, and I had my first Texas barbecue since forever.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson