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

The Golden State Warriors bested the Houston Rockets 115-113 in an overtime thriller.

From Barron's

Crockett performed well in Texas's major metropolitan areas - including her home city of Dallas as well as Houston - and the eastern portion of the state, with its large black population.

From BBC

She also has reported about higher education and business at the Houston Chronicle and the Albany Times-Union.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oil prices could retreat further if the United States, China and other countries tap emergency stockpiles, said Ken Medlock, a fellow at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston.

From Barron's

A University of Houston survey in late January tested an array of potential general election matchups between Crockett or Talarico and GOP candidates — and showed no one had a decisive advantage.

From Salon