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TEXAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (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)

 II. (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)

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