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Fort Bend County

Fort Bend County proper noun: one of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Richmond.

Proper noun

Fort Bend County

  1. One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Richmond.
    • When Representative Troy Nehls of Texas voted last year to reject Donald J. Trump’s electoral defeat, many of his constituents back home in Fort Bend County were thrilled. […] Don Demel[…] said his parents had raised him “colorblind.” But the reason for the discontent was clear: Other white people...2022 October 23, Michael H. Keller, David D. Kirkpatrick, “Their America Is Vanishing. Like Trump, They Insist They Were Cheated.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Dec...

Origin of Fort Bend County

Named after a blockhouse at a bend in the Brazos River.

Questions about Fort Bend County

What does Fort Bend County mean?
Fort Bend County means one of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Richmond.
What part of speech is Fort Bend County?
Fort Bend County is a proper noun.

Words near Fort Bend County in the dictionary

  1. forsythosides
  2. fort
  3. Fort Ancient
  4. Fort Archambault
  5. Fort Augustus
  6. Fort Bend County
  7. Fort Benton
  8. Fort Bidwell
  9. Fort Bragg
  10. Fort Bragg fever
  11. Fort Bridger

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