Texarkana
Americannoun
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a city in northeastern Texas, contiguous to but politically independent of Texarkana, Arkansas.
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a city in southwestern Arkansas, contiguous to but politically independent of Texarkana, Texas.
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a bi-state region comprising the twin cities of Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas.
Etymology
Origin of Texarkana
First recorded in 1830–40; Tex(as) ( def. ) + Ark(ansas) ( def. ) + (Louisi)ana ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Rufus Parnell Jones was born Aug. 12, 1933, in Texarkana, Ark., but lived most of his life in the Los Angeles area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
After law school, she moved to Texarkana to be a public defender and later opened her own civil rights and criminal defense law firm.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
Nash is a town of about 3,800 on the western edge of Texarkana near the Arkansas state line.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
Texarkana police said two suspects believed to be involved in the incident turned themselves in.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2023
Since the whites had refrigerators, their butchers bought the meat from commercial slaughterhouses in Texarkana and sold it to the wealthy even in the peak of summer.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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