Texan

From Texas +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛksən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛksən

Texan (comparative more Texan, superlative most Texan)

1. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.
2. (uncommon) Of or pertaining to the U.S. state of Texas in general.

Unlike many demonyms, the adjective normally used to refer to the state is Texas, not Texan (e.g. the Texas capital, not the Texan capital). Texan is normally used only in contexts referring to the people.

Texan (plural Texans)

1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States.
   • 2015 November 1, Hendrik Hertzberg, “That G.O.P. Debate: Two Footnotes”, in The New Yorker‎^[1]:

     Cruz was obviously analogizing Bernie Sanders to the Bolsheviks and Hillary Clinton to the Mensheviks. The oleaginous Texan is an erudite slyboots, but his history is off-kilter.

   • 2015 November 9, “Why The Electoral College Ruins Democracy” (00:02:08 from the start), in Adam Ruins Everything‎^[2] (television production), spoken by himself (Adam Conover), truTV, via truTV:

     In 2012, over three million Texans voted Democrat.

   • 2024 October 2, Julianna Russ, “Texas vehicle safety inspections going away, but you’ll still have to pay”, in KXAN‎^[3], archived from the original on 8 December 2024:

     Even though the mandatory inspections have been eliminated, Texans with vehicles registered in emissions counties are required to have emissions tests.

• American
• North American

• Texpat

From Texas +‎ -an.

• (France) IPA^(key): /tɛk.sɑ̃/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /tɛɡ.zã/

Texan m (plural Texans, feminine Texane)

1. Texan (native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States) (usually male)

• Texien (Lousiana)