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# texan

noun (a Texan, Texans); adjective (Texan)

«texan» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person from Texas, a big state in the south of the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/texan/#m1)
2. (adjective) From or to do with Texas: a Texan ranch, a Texan accent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/texan/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and US-themed stories Texans are linked with ranches, cowboys, oil, barbecue, rodeos and the city of Houston, where NASA's mission control is. A Texan accent has a famous drawl ("y'all"). In maths problems Texas is often used as an example of a very large state.

### Examples

- My cousin is a Texan and says "y'all". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/texan/#x1)
- Texans are proud of their huge state. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/texan/#x2)
- We ate Texan barbecue with brisket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/texan/#x3)
- The rancher was a tall Texan in a cowboy hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/texan/#x4)
- "Howdy!" is a typical Texan greeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/texan/#x5)
- Many Texans speak both English and Spanish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/texan/#x6)

### Note

Always written with a capital T: Texan, Texans. The state is Texas; the person is a Texan. "Tex-Mex" is food and culture mixing Texan and Mexican styles. Avoid stereotypes: not every Texan is a cowboy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «texan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/texan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«texan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/texan.html) on Mova free.