Texan

Texan

See also: texan

English

Etymology

From Texas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛksən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛksən

Adjective

Texan (comparative more Texan, superlative most Texan)

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

Usage notes

Unlike many demonyms, the adjective normally used to refer to the state is Texas, not Texan (e.g. the Texas capital, not the Texan capital). Texan is normally used only in contexts referring to the people.

Translations

of or pertaining to Texas

Asturian: texanu Catalan: texà (ca) Czech: texaský (cs) Dutch: Texaans Esperanto: teksasa Finnish: texasilainen (fi) French: texan (fr) m, texane (fr) f Galician: texano (gl) German: texanisch Hungarian: texasi (hu) Italian: texano (it) Polish: teksański (pl) m, teksaski (pl) m Portuguese: texano (pt) Russian: техасский (ru) m (texasskij) Sicilian: tixanu Spanish: texano (es) Welsh: Tecsanaidd, o Decsas

Noun

Texan (plural Texans)

1. A native or resident of the state of Texas in the United States of America.
   • 2015 November 9, “Why The Electoral College Ruins Democracy”, in Adam Ruins Everything‎ (television production), truTV, truTV, spoken by himself (Adam Conover), 00:02:08 from the start:

     In 2012, over three million Texans voted Democrat.

Hypernyms

• American
• North American

Hyponyms

• Texpat

Translations

an inhabitant or a resident of Texas

Asturian: texanu m Catalan: texà (ca) m, texana (ca) f Czech: Texasan (cs) m Dutch: Texaan (nl) m, Texaanse f Esperanto: teksasano (man or woman), teksasanino (woman) Finnish: teksasilainen, texasilainen (fi) French: Texan (fr) m, Texane (fr) f, Texien (fr) m Galician: texano (gl) m German: Texaner (de) m Greek: Τεξανός (el) m (Texanós) Hungarian: texasi (hu) Icelandic: Texasbúi m Italian: texano (it) m Persian: تگزاسی‎ (tegzâsi) Polish: Teksańczyk (pl) m, Teksanka (pl) f Portuguese: texano (pt) m Russian: теха́сец (ru) m (texásec) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Текса́шанин m, Текса́ша̄нка f Roman: Teksášanin (sh) m, Teksášānka f Sicilian: tixanu m Spanish: texano (es) m, tejano (es) m Turkish: Teksaslı Welsh: Tecsaniad m or f Yup'ik: Teekkisassaqmintaq

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French

Etymology

From Texas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛk.sɑ̃/

Noun

Texan m (plural Texans, feminine Texane)

1. Texan (resident or native of Texas)

Alternative forms

• Texien (Lousiana)