texas

CEFRB1

/ˈtɛk.səs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A state in the southern United States.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Several places in the United States:, A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Examples

  • I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.

  • Texas is nearly twice as large as Japan.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtɛk.sɪz/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The topmost cabin deck on a steamboat.

More examples

In context

  • Texas borders on Mexico.

  • She has sixty one staterooms in the main cabin, twenty four extra rooms in the texas for passengers, a nursery for servants and children, and a cabin adjoining the nursery in which are staterooms for fifty passengers.

  • Approximately 100 Louisville-based KFC corporate employees will relocate to Texas over the next six months.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Spanish Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation.