Houstonian
UK/hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/US/h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
Houstonian adjective: of or relating to Houston.
Adjective
Houstonian (comparative more Houstonian, superlative most Houstonian)
- Of or relating to Houston.
- The Houstonian Hotel, President Bush's nominal Texas residence, is in bankruptcy.1992 August 13, Roberto Suro, “THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Convention City; In No Mood to Party, Houston Awaits the G.O.P.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2018
Noun
Houstonian (plural Houstonians)
- A native or inhabitant of Houston.
- "There's lots of talk about the poster because plenty of Houstonians think the cowboy thing can be overplayed when we really need to be promoting ourselves as a sophisticated, international city," said Dancie Perugini Ware, a prominent public relations executive.1992 August 13, Roberto Suro, “THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Convention City; In No Mood to Party, Houston Awaits the G.O.P.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2018
- The pianist was Jason Moran, another Houstonian, for whom the past converges with the present: he sometimes likes to find an unobtrusive sequence inside an old standard and turn it into fresh headlines.2010 April 19, Ben Ratliff, “A Mischievous Convergence of Past and Present Jazz”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2023
- Synonyms:
- Houstoner
Synonyms of Houstonian
Forms of Houstonian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Houstonian |
| superlative | most Houstonian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Houstonians |
Origin of Houstonian
From Houston + -ian.
Words that rhyme with Houstonian
- Exonian
- hamiltonian
- amazonian
- Andersonian
- apollonian
- Ionian
- Macedonian
- newtonian
- Plutonian
- usonian
- Wilsonian
- Babylonian
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- Burtonian
- Caledonian
- Ciceronian
- Clintonian
- Cronian
- Estonian
- Flintstonian
- jacksonian
- Johnsonian
- Kingstonian
- Petersonian
- Simonian
- Washingtonian
- Watsonian
- Aberdonian
- addisonian
- Arlingtonian
- Baconian
- Bostonian
- Brunonian
- Cameronian
- Carsonian
- Catonian
- Chalcedonian
- clactonian
- Cottonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- Draytonian
- favonian
- Franconian
- Freedonian
- gorgonian
- Haligonian
- Hamptonian
- heliconian
- Hudsonian
- Hugonian
- Huntingtonian
- Huronian
- Koronian
- Lacedaemonian
- Langtonian
- Londonian
- Maidstonian
- Mertonian
- Miltonian
- Morrisonian
Questions about Houstonian
- What does Houstonian mean?
- Houstonian means of or relating to Houston.
- What part of speech is Houstonian?
- Houstonian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Houstonian?
- Houstonian is pronounced /hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).
Words near Houstonian in the dictionary
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