Houston
//ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n// name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A habitational surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname, of mainly American usage. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; A large city, the county seat of Harris County, Texas, United States, named after Sam Houston. countable, uncountable
"Spring in Houston is scalding sidewalks and sun-drunk lovebugs. It’s dead grass and midday thunderstorms. It isn’t the beginning or the end of anything, just a prolonged in-between through dead-end traffic on I-45."
- 4 A placename:; A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A town in the Bulkley Valley, British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; A city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; A small town in Perry County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; A small town in Kent County, Delaware. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Heard County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; A township in Adams County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; A small city and township in Houston County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 15 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; A small city in and one of the two county seats of Chickasaw County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
- 16 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Texas County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 17 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in York County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
- 18 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
- 19 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 20 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 21 A placename:; Other places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
- 22 A placename:; Ellipsis of Houston County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 23 The Johnson Space Center, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, Texas. countable, metonymically, uncountable
"Houston, we've had a problem here."
Synonyms
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More examples"Houston, we've had a problem here."
Etymology
Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh + -s- + -ton
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