Texarkana

American  

[tek-sahr-kan-uh] / ˌtɛk sɑrˈkæn ə /

noun

1. a city in northeastern Texas, contiguous to but politically independent of Texarkana, Arkansas.

2. a city in southwestern Arkansas, contiguous to but politically independent of Texarkana, Texas.

3. a bi-state region comprising the twin cities of Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas.

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Etymology

Origin of Texarkana

First recorded in 1830–40; Tex(as) ( def. ) + Ark(ansas) ( def. ) + (Louisi)ana ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

Jones, a circuit judge from Texarkana, would become the court’s first elected Black justice and Arkansas’ first elected statewide official since Reconstruction if he wins Tuesday’s race.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 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

Texarkana sits 180 miles northeast of Dallas on the border between Texas and Arkansas.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2023

The conductor probably just did that for style and not because Texarkana was both in Arkansas and Texas.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson