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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southeast Texas south-southeast of Houston on Galveston Island at the entrance to Galveston Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. Founded by French pirates in 1816, it grew as a port in the mid-1800s.

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  • noun a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island

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Examples

  • GALVESTON - A Houston favorite, D.R.U.M. (Divine Rhythm United Motion), heads down to Yaga's on The Strand on March 6 to bring its global beats to Galveston music lovers.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • GALVESTON - A devastating hurricane flood, an economic downturn and layoffs at the county's largest employer created an exodus of Galveston residents, who were the backbone of churches still struggling for survival.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • GALVESTON - Crowds packed the beaches, the streets and the freeway into Galveston Sunday as the long holiday weekend moved into the home stretch.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • GALVESTON - A Houston favorite, D.R.U.M. (Divine Rhythm United Motion), heads down to Yaga's on The Strand on March 6 to bring its global beats to Galveston music lovers.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • GALVESTON - The Grand Kids Festival - billed as a celebration of folk arts and families and hosted by The Grand 1894 Opera House - will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 10 on Postoffice Street, between 20th and 23rd streets, in historic downtown Galveston.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • GALVESTON - Crowds packed the beaches, the streets and the freeway into Galveston Sunday as the long holiday weekend moved into the home stretch.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • GALVESTON - When the terminal at Scholes International Airport in Galveston opened in 1950, the headlines in The Daily News declared it was a state-of-the-art facility.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • GALVESTON - Ursula and Hans Ehstrom, of Malmö, Sweden, visited Galveston for the first time this weekend.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • GALVESTON - A Houston favorite, D.R.U.M. (Divine Rhythm United Motion), heads down to Yaga's on The Strand on March 6 to bring its global beats to Galveston music lovers.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • GALVESTON - The Grand Kids Festival - billed as a celebration of folk arts and families and hosted by The Grand 1894 Opera House - will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 10 on Postoffice Street, between 20th and 23rd streets, in historic downtown Galveston.

    The Daily News - News 2010

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