Texas

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	texas	added (from user-submitted name 197199)
12/30/2014, 8:22 AM	Fanny	197199
8/8/2014, 9:31 AM	Fanny

Type Political Subdivision

Usage English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese

Pronounced Pron. /ˈtɛk.səs/(English) /ˈte.xas/(Spanish) /tɛk.sas/(French) /ˈtɛk.sas/(Italian, German)

Meaning & History

A state of the United States, from Spanish Texas or Tejas, originally an ethnic name used by the Spanish for the Caddo. It was derived from the Caddo word taysha meaning "friends, allies".