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TEXAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Texan mean? 

TEXAN (noun)
  The noun TEXAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or resident of Texasplay

  Familiarity information: TEXAN used as a noun is very rare.


TEXAN (adjective)
  The adjective TEXAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residentsplay

  Familiarity information: TEXAN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEXAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or resident of Texas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Texan" is a kind of...):

American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

Derivation:

Texan (of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents)


TEXAN (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

Texan (a native or resident of Texas)

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


 Context examples 


Harkey, a long, lank Texan, was unusually friendly for one with a saturnine disposition, and, as long as his theory that gold grew was not challenged, was quite companionable.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)



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