Texas

n. state in the southern United States

Texas (IPA: //) is a state located in the southern and  southwestern regions of the United States of America. With an area of and a population of 23,507,783 (based on a 2006 U.S. census bureau estimate) in 254 counties, the state is second-largest in both area (behind Alaska) and population (behind California). About half the state's population resides in either the Dallas–Fort Worth or Houston metropolitan areas. The state's name derives from , a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai, which means "friends" or "allies". Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade. In 1845, it joined the United States as the 28th state.
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Noun
1. the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
(synonym) Lone-Star State, TX
(hypernym) American state
(member-holonym) Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland
(part-holonym) Gulf States
(part-meronym) Chisholm Trail

n. Texas, state in the southern United States

n. Texas, state in the southern United States