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  texas

  noun

  a deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers.
• Texas
  Texas

  noun

  a state in the southern United States. 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km). Austin. TX (for use with zip code), Tex.

texas

¹ American  

[tek-suhs] / ˈtɛk səs /

noun

U.S. Nautical.

1. a deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers.

2. texas deck.

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Texas ² American  

[tek-suhs] / ˈtɛk səs /

noun

1. a state in the southern United States. 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km). Austin. TX (for use with zip code), Tex.

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Texas British  

/ ˈtɛksəs /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Tex, TX. a state of the southwestern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: the second largest state; part of Mexico from 1821 to 1836, when it was declared an independent republic; joined the US in 1845; consists chiefly of a plain, with a wide flat coastal belt rising up to the semiarid Sacramento and Davis Mountains of the southwest; a major producer of cotton, rice, and livestock; the chief US producer of oil and gas; a leading world supplier of sulphur. Capital: Austin. Pop: 22 118 509 (2003 est). Area: 678 927 sq km (262 134 sq miles)

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Texas Cultural  

1. State in the southwestern United States bordered by Oklahoma to the north, Arkansas and Louisiana to the east, the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to the south, and New Mexico to the west. Its capital is Austin, and its largest city is Houston.

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One of the border states with Mexico; Mexican aliens often cross the border into Texas.

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Long the largest state, it became second largest with the admission of Alaska as the forty-ninth state in 1959.

Other Word Forms

• Texan
  adjective
• Texian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of texas

1855–60; after Texas, from the fact that the officers' accommodation was the most spacious on the Mississippi steamboats, on which cabins were named after states

Example Sentences

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texas Texas

On Tuesday, the artist attempted to set the record straight over Reddit, posting a picture of herself, captioned: "It's not me, I don't even live in texas."

From Salon ● May 25, 2022

Largemouth bass remain good with shad spawning on the texas islands.

From Washington Times ● May 6, 2020

This includes new work from emerging artists around the country such as Felipe Baeza, texas isaiah, Star Montana and Elliot Reed, among others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2018

In the current texas case, hospital workers sent samples to the State Health Laboratory in Austin.

From Newsweek

He turned to call Uncle Joe and met the captain at the door of the texas; and he thought he caught a glimpse of a head bobbing back behind the corner of the cabin.

From Bring Me His Ears by Clarence E. Mulford

Only one player—Jim Sundberg of the 1977 Texas Rangers—had more in season since at least 1974, as far back as Stats Perform tracks such curiosities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

One of my favorite Chicago breakfast spots recently changed the way it serves Texas toast.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

"The only thing we're doing badly at is public relations," he said in Texas last week.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

That helped push global benchmark Brent below $100 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate below $90, easing inflation concerns and giving central banks some room to hold off hiking interest rates.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The former sheriff showed up, in the guise of an elderly, quiet cattleman from Texas.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann