Houston
biographical nameDefinition of Houston
(Entry 1 of 2)
Samuel 1793–1863 American general; president of the Republic of Texas (1836–38; 1841–44)
Houston
geographical nameDefinition of Houston (Entry 2 of 2)
city and port in southeastern Texas connected with Galveston Bay by the
Houston Ship Channel
, which is 50 miles (80 kilometers long) population 2,099,451
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