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Texan

/ˈtɛksən/

Texan adjective: of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.

Adjective

Texan (comparative more Texan, superlative most Texan)

  1. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.
  2. (uncommon) Of or pertaining to the U.S. state of Texas in general.

Noun

Texan (plural Texans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States.
    • Cruz was obviously analogizing Bernie Sanders to the Bolsheviks and Hillary Clinton to the Mensheviks. The oleaginous Texan is an erudite slyboots, but his history is off-kilter.2015 November 1, Hendrik Hertzberg, “That G.O.P. Debate: Two Footnotes”, in The New Yorker
    • In 2012, over three million Texans voted Democrat.2015 November 9, “Why The Electoral College Ruins Democracy” (00:02:08 from the start), in Adam Ruins Everything (television production), spoken by himself (Adam Conover), truTV, via truTV

Texan meaning in Arabic and Persian

Texan in Arabic

of or pertaining to Texas
تكساسي

Texan in Persian

an inhabitant or a resident of Texas
تگزاسی tegzâsi

Forms of Texan

Adjective
comparativemore Texan
superlativemost Texan
Noun
pluralTexans

Origin of Texan

From Texas + -an.

Words formed from Texan

Phrases with Texan

Questions about Texan

What does Texan mean?
Texan means of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.
What is Texan in Arabic?
Texan in Arabic is تكساسي. See Texan meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Texan?
Texan can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Texan?
Texan is pronounced /ˈtɛksən/.

Words near Texan in the dictionary

  1. Tex-Mex
  2. Tex-Mexican
  3. Tex-Mexicans
  4. Tex.
  5. texacromil
  6. Texan
  7. Texan English
  8. Texan tuxedo
  9. Texan tuxedoes
  10. Texan tuxedos
  11. Texandria

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