Houstonian

//hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Houston.

    ""There's lots of talk about the poster because plenty of Houstonians think the cowboy thing can be overplayed when we really need to be promoting ourselves as a sophisticated, international city," said Dancie Perugini Ware, a prominent public relations executive."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Houston.

    "The Houstonian Hotel, President Bush's nominal Texas residence, is in bankruptcy."

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"The Houstonian Hotel, President Bush's nominal Texas residence, is in bankruptcy."

Etymology

From Houston + -ian.

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