texas
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noun \ˈtek-səs, -siz\Definition of TEXAS
: a structure on the awning deck of a steamer that contains the officers' cabins and has the pilothouse in front or on top
Origin of TEXAS
Texas, state of United States; from the naming of cabins on Mississippi steamboats after states, the officers' cabins being the largest
First Known Use: 1857
Tex·as
geographical name \ˈtek-səs, -siz\Definition of TEXAS
state S United States ∗ Austin area 266,807 square miles (691,030 square kilometers), pop 25,145,561
— Tex·an \-sən\ adjective or noun
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