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Dallas

American  
[dal-uhs] / ˈdæl əs /

noun

  1. George Mifflin 1792–1864, U.S. diplomat: vice-president of the U.S. 1845–49.

  2. a city in NE Texas.


Dallas British  
/ ˈdæləs /

noun

  1. a city in NE Texas, on the Trinity River: scene of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1963). Pop: 1 208 318 (2003 est)

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Dallas Cultural  
  1. Large industrial and commercial city in northeastern Texas.


Other Word Forms

  • Dallasite noun

Example Sentences

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Caren Kelleher, who co-owns Waterloo Records & Video, talked to visitors who had driven in from Dallas, Houston and El Paso to get a chance to hear Styles’s latest song a little early.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are likely to wait until there is more evidence inflation is slowing again before they reduce borrowing costs, former Dallas Fed chief Robert Kaplan said in a TV interview.

From MarketWatch

They are likely to wait until there is more evidence inflation is slowing again before they reduce borrowing costs, former Dallas Fed chief Robert Kaplan said in a TV interview.

From MarketWatch

Already on Friday afternoon, photos posted on social media showed what were described as empty shelves at supermarkets from Dallas to Boston, as shoppers rushed to fill their pantries ahead of the storm’s onset.

From Barron's

Sarah Hendrickson, a technology executive in the North Dallas, Texas, area, says she has two to three cans of Diet Coke each day.

From The Wall Street Journal