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- proper noun Texas; -- a nickname alluding to the single star on its coat of arms, being the device used on its flag and seal when it was a republic.
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- proper noun
Nickname of the U.S. state ofTexas .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
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Examples
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The question for the Lone Star State is a very different one, though, because it's the only state that is guaranteed to gain multiple congressional seats.
The Fix's reapportionment primer Aaron Blake 2010
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We're going to make sure that the whole world knows that despite the anti-gay marriage vote here earlier this month, the Lone Star State is a great place for gay men and women to get married.
Michael Schaub: Project Texile: Bringing Gay Marriage Back to Texas 2008
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The Lone Star State is the only state to employ a same-day primary and caucus system to award its 193 Democratic delegates; about one-third of the delegates are allocated based on the caucus.
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The wildfire is the most catastrophic of more than 170 blazes that have erupted in the past week across the Lone Star State, which is perilously dry because of one of the state's most severe droughts on record.
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"This designation reinforces the fact that the Lone Star State is the best state in the nation to live, work and raise a family thanks to our low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulations and skilled workforce," says Gov.
Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal 2010
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"This designation reinforces the fact that the Lone Star State is the best state in the nation to live, work and raise a family thanks to our low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulations and skilled workforce," said Gov.
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010
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Clottey, according to Arum, has agreed to the terms and that the trip to the Lone Star State is a mere formality of the fight taking place there.
WN.com - Articles related to Art of War: Floyd Mayweather's incentive to sign late 2010
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"This designation reinforces the fact that the Lone Star State is the best state in the nation to live, work and raise a family thanks to our low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulations and skilled workforce," said Gov.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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"This designation reinforces the fact that the Lone Star State is the best state in the nation to live, work and raise a family thanks to our low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulations and skilled workforce," says Gov.
San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2010
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"This designation reinforces the fact that the Lone Star State is the best state in the nation to live, work and raise a family thanks to our low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulations and skilled workforce," says Gov.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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