Texan

See also: texan

English

Etymology

From Texas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛksən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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.

Derived terms

• Texan English

 

Translations

of or pertaining to Texas

• Arabic: تكساسي m
• Asturian: texanu m
• Catalan: texà (ca) m
• Czech: texaský (cs)
• Dutch: Texaans n
• Esperanto: teksasa
• Finnish: texasilainen (fi)
• French: texan (fr) m, texane (fr) f, texien (fr) m, texienne (fr) f
• Galician: texano (gl) m, texana f
• German: texanisch n
• Hungarian: texasi (hu)
• Italian: texano (it) m
• Polish: teksański (pl) m, teksaski (pl) m
• Portuguese: texano (pt) m
• Russian: техасский (ru) m (texasskij)
• Sicilian: tixanu m
• Spanish: texano (es), tejano (es)
• Ukrainian: теха́ський (texásʹkyj)
• Welsh: Tecsanaidd, o Decsas
• West Frisian: Teksaansk n

Noun

Texan (plural Texans)

1. A native or resident of the state of Texas in the United States of America.
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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, Texienne (fr) f
• Galician: texano (gl) m
• German: Texaner (de) m, Texanerin (de) f
• 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
• Ukrainian: теха́сець m (texásecʹ), теха́ска f (texáska)
• Welsh: Tecsaniad m or f
• Yup'ik: Teekkisassaqmintaq

French

Etymology

From Texas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /tɛk.sɑ̃/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /tɛɡ.zã/

Noun

Texan m (plural Texans, feminine Texane)

1. Texan (resident or native of Texas)

Alternative forms

• Texien (Lousiana)