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Houstonian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/ (General-American)
• /hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Houston + -ian.

Meanings

1. Of or relating to Houston.
   • The Houstonian Hotel, President Bush's nominal Texas residence, is in bankruptcy. 1992 August 13, Roberto Suro, “THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Convention City; In No Mood to Party, Houston Awaits the G.O.P.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2018:

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Translations (1)

fr houstonien (Translations)

Houstonian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/ (General-American)
• /hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Houston + -ian.

Meanings

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. 1992 August 13, Roberto Suro, “THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Convention City; In No Mood to Party, Houston Awaits the G.O.P.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2018:
   • The pianist was Jason Moran, another Houstonian, for whom the past converges with the present: he sometimes likes to find an unobtrusive sequence inside an old standard and turn it into fresh headlines. 2010 April 19, Ben Ratliff, “A Mischievous Convergence of Past and Present Jazz”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2023:

Forms

Synonyms

Houstoner

Translations (2)

fr Houstonien (Translations) · fr Houstonienne (Translations)