Houston

American  

[hyoo-stuhn] / ˈhyu stən /

noun

1. Sam(uel), 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.

2. a city in SE Texas: a port on a ship canal, about 50 miles (80 km) from the Gulf of Mexico.

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Houston British  

/ ˈhjuːstən /

noun

1. an inland port in SE Texas, linked by the Houston Ship Canal to the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: capital of the Republic of Texas (1837–39; 1842–45); site of the Manned Spacecraft Center (1964). Pop: 2 009 690 (2003 est)

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Houston Cultural  

1. Largest city in Texas.

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A center of the oil industry and the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Example Sentences

Menefee’s meteoric rise in Houston began in 2020.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Three of the 16 venues to be used this summer — in Atlanta, Houston and Arlington, Texas — are domed and climate-controlled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Nasa disagreed with the method they were using and mission control in Houston ordered five crew to take "safe-haven" procedures on the Dragon ship.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Space Center Houston sits a couple miles inland from a tidal estuary that feeds into the Gulf’s Galveston Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It was midafternoon when she got on at Houston Street, heading up to her job near Columbia, and the I was quiet, with only a handful of passengers.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng