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Texas

name · noun · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.səs/
  • /ˈtɛk.sɪs/ locally in the US
  • /ˈtɛk.sɪz/ locally in the US
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈtek.səs/
  • homophone: texas
  • rhymes with -ɛksəs
  • rhymes with -ɛksɪs
  • /ˈtɛk.səs/
  • /ˈtɛk.sɪs/ locally also
  • /ˈtɛk.sɪz/ locally also
  • homophone: Texas
  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 K S AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

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Meaning 2

Several places in the United States:

A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 3

Several places in the United States:

A hamlet in Oswego County, New York.

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Meaning 4

Several places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Marion County, Alabama.

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Meaning 5

Several places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia.

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Meaning 6

Several places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Washington County, Kentucky.

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Meaning 7

Several places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Stone County, Mississippi.

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Meaning 8

Several places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Henry County, Ohio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 9

Several places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

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Meaning 10

Several places in the United States:

A number of townships, listed under Texas Township.

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11

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Meaning 11

A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Queensland town.

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12

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Meaning 12

A rural town in southeastern Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the New South Wales locality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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13

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Meaning 13

The University of Texas at Austin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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14

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Meaning 14

A unisex given name transferred from the place name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

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15

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Meaning 15

A former sovereign country in North America that existed from 1836 to 1846.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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16

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Meaning 16

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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17

noun

Meaning 17

The topmost cabin deck on a steamboat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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18

noun

Meaning 18

the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lone-Star State, TX

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: American state

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation.

From the practice of naming cabins after US states, the state of Texas having been recently admitted to the Union.

Across languages

Translations

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Teksas — a state of the United States of America
  • Albanian: Teksasi — a state of the United States of America
  • Antillean Creole: Teksas — a state of the United States of America
  • Chiricahua: Ch'a nteeã-õde bikéé'yaa' — a state of the United States of America
  • Arabic: تَكْسَاس (taksās) — a state of the United States of America
  • Arabic: تِكْسَاس (tiksās) — a state of the United States of America
  • Armenian: Տեխաս — a state of the United States of America
  • Azerbaijani: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Belarusian: Тэха́с (Texás) — a state of the United States of America
  • Bulgarian: Те́ксас (Téksas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Catalan: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Cherokee: ᏅᏓᎩ (nvdagi) — a state of the United States of America
  • Chinese Mandarin: 德克薩斯 /德克萨斯 (Dékèsàsī) — a state of the United States of America
  • Corsican: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Czech: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Danish: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Dutch: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Esperanto: Teksaso — a state of the United States of America
  • Estonian: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Finnish: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Finnish: Teksas — a state of the United States of America
  • French: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • West-Frisian: Teksas — a state of the United States of America
  • Galician: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Georgian: ტეხასი (ṭexasi) — a state of the United States of America
  • German: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Greek: Τέξας (Téxas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Hawaiian: Kekeka — a state of the United States of America
  • Hebrew: טֶקְסַס (téksas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Hindi: टेक्सास (ṭeksās) — a state of the United States of America
  • Hindi: टेक्सस (ṭeksas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Icelandic: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Irish: Téacsas — a state of the United States of America
  • Italian: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Japanese: テキサス (Tekisasu) — a state of the United States of America
  • Japanese: テキサス州 (Tekisasu shū) — a state of the United States of America
  • Kazakh: Техас — a state of the United States of America
  • Khmer: តិចសាស (təcsaah) — a state of the United States of America
  • Khmer: តិចសាស់ (təcsah) — a state of the United States of America
  • Korean: 텍사스 (Teksaseu) — a state of the United States of America
  • Kyrgyz: Техас (Tehas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Lao: ເທັກຊັດ (thek sat) — a state of the United States of America
  • Latvian: Teksasa — a state of the United States of America
  • Lithuanian: Teksasas — a state of the United States of America
  • Macedonian: Тексас (Teksas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Navajo: Akałii bikéyah — a state of the United States of America
  • Navajo: Téʼsiz hahoodzo — a state of the United States of America
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Occitan: Tèxas — a state of the United States of America
  • Persian: تگزاس (tegzâs) — a state of the United States of America
  • Persian: تکزاس (tekzâs) — a state of the United States of America
  • Polish: Teksas — a state of the United States of America
  • Portuguese: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Romanian: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Russian: Теха́с (Texás) — a state of the United States of America
  • Scots: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Scottish Gaelic: Teacsas — a state of the United States of America
  • Serbo-Croatian: Те̏ксас — a state of the United States of America
  • Serbo-Croatian: Tȅksas — a state of the United States of America
  • Sicilian: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Slovak: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Slovene: Téksas — a state of the United States of America
  • Spanish: Texas (Teshas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Spanish: Tejas — a state of the United States of America
  • Swedish: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Tajik: Техас — a state of the United States of America
  • Tamil: டெக்சஸ் (ṭekcas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Telugu: టెక్సాసు (ṭeksāsu) — a state of the United States of America
  • Thai: เท็กซัส (ték-sát) — a state of the United States of America
  • Tibetan: ཋེག་ཟ་སི (ṭheg za si) — a state of the United States of America
  • Turkish: Teksas — a state of the United States of America
  • Ottoman Turkish: تكساس (Teksas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Turkmen: Tehas — a state of the United States of America
  • Tuvan: Техас — a state of the United States of America
  • Ukrainian: Теха́с (Texás) — a state of the United States of America
  • Urdu: ٹیکساس (ṭeksās) — a state of the United States of America
  • Uyghur: تېكساس (tëksas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Uzbek: Texas — a state of the United States of America
  • Vietnamese: Tếch-dớt — a state of the United States of America
  • Vietnamese: Tếch-xát — a state of the United States of America
  • Vietnamese: Tếch-dát — a state of the United States of America
  • Volapük: Täxasän — a state of the United States of America
  • Welsh: Tecsas — a state of the United States of America
  • Yiddish: טעקסאַס (teksas) — a state of the United States of America
  • Yiddish: טעקסעס (tekses) — a state of the United States of America
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