Houston

American  

[hyoo-stuhn] / ˈhju 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

Orum, who lives in Houston, also eventually found volunteer roles to help people, particularly men, navigate caring for adults with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

The drop appeared to be triggered by a Monday announcement that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was investigating a Tesla Model 3 crash near Houston.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Music mogul Clive Davis, the celebrated producer and label executive who signed and nurtured genre-defining musicians such as Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Davis’ greatest discovery may have been Whitney Houston, whom he mentored to become one of the biggest-selling artists in pop music history.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Soon after, his family had come and taken her back to the Houston area, where they lived.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen