Hous·ton (hy  st n) A city of southeast Texas northwest of Galveston. Founded in 1836 and named for Sam Houston, it is a major industrial, commercial, and financial hub, the center of the U.S. aerospace industry, and a deep-water port connected with Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico by the Houston Ship Channel. Houston is also the largest city in Texas. Population: 2,140,000. Hous·to ni·an (hy-st n -n) n. |
| Houston, Samuel 1793-1863. American general and politician who fought in the Texan struggle for independence from Mexico and became president of the Republic of Texas (1836-1838 and 1841-1844). When Texas was admitted to the Union, he served as U.S. senator (1845-1859) and governor (1859-1861). |   |
Houston [ˈhjuːstən]
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(Placename) an inland port in SE Texas, linked by the Houston Ship Canal to the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: capital of the Republic of Texas (1837-39; 1842-45); site of the Manned Spacecraft Center (1964). Pop.: 1 953 631 (2000)
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| Noun | 1. | Houston - the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
| 2. |  Houston - United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863) |
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