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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tex•as (tek′səs),USA pronunciation n. [U.S. Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termsa deckhouse on a texas deck for the accommodation of officers.
- Nautical, Naval TermsSee texas deck.
- after Texas, from the fact that the officers' accommodation was the most spacious on the Mississippi steamboats, on which cabins were named after states 1855–60
- Place Namesa state in the S United States. 14,228,383; 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km). Cap.: Austin. Abbr.: Tex., TX (for use with zip code).
Tex′an, Tex•i•an (tek′sē ən),USA pronunciation adj., n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Texas /ˈtɛksəs/ n - a state of the southwestern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: the second largest state; part of Mexico from 1821 to 1836, when it was declared an independent republic; joined the US in 1845; consists chiefly of a plain, with a wide flat coastal belt rising up to the semiarid Sacramento and Davis Mountains of the southwest; a major producer of cotton, rice, and livestock; the chief US producer of oil and gas; a leading world supplier of sulphur. Capital: Austin. Pop: 22 118 509 (2003 est). Area: 678 927 sq km (262 134 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Tex, (with zip code) TX
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