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Galveston

/ˈɡæl.vɪs.tən/

Galveston proper noun: a coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island. Also the ellipsis of Galveston Island.

Proper noun

Galveston

  1. A coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island.
    Synonyms:
    Galveston City, City of Galveston
  2. A town in Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States, named after Galveston, Texas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, named after Galveston, Texas

Also used as

Galveston is also the ellipsis of Galveston Island.

Galveston is also the ellipsis of Port of Galveston.

Galveston is also the ellipsis of Galveston County.

Galveston is also the ellipsis of Galveston Bay Area.

Galveston is also the ellipsis of Galveston Bay.

Synonyms of Galveston

  • Galveston City
  • City of Galveston
  • Galveston Island
  • Island of Galveston
  • County of Galveston
  • Galveston Bay
  • Bay of Galveston

Origin of Galveston

From Galvez + -ton. From Galvez' Town, from Spanish Gálvez. Named after Spanish Vice-Roy of New Spain Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez. The island and bay were renamed Gálvez in 1783 by Spanish navigator José Antonio de Evia, for Bernardo de Gálvez, who supported American Independence. The bay and island were subsequently renamed after the port town that itself took on the name of the island on which it sits.

Words formed from Galveston

  • Bay of Galveston
  • City of Galveston
  • County of Galveston
  • Galveston Bay
  • Galveston City
  • Galveston County
  • Galveston Island
  • Island of Galveston
  • Port of Galveston

Questions about Galveston

What does Galveston mean?
Galveston means a coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island.
What part of speech is Galveston?
Galveston is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Galveston?
Galveston is pronounced /ˈɡæl.vɪs.tən/.

Words near Galveston in the dictionary

  1. Galvayne
  2. Galvayne's groove
  3. Galvayned
  4. Galvaynes
  5. Galvayning
  6. Galveston
  7. Galveston County
  8. Galvez
  9. Galvin
  10. galvinize
  11. galvinoxyl

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