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Hous·ton  (hystn)
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·toni·an (hy-stn-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).
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Sam Houston
Houston [ˈhjuːstən]
n
(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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Noun1.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)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)
Sam Houston, Samuel Houston
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Heavy rain pummelled the Houstonian Country Club course on Friday and Saturday, forcing tournament officials to cut the season-ending event to 54 holes.
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MICHELLE WIE'S long-overdue first victory as a professional in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday has turned the world of women's golf upside down and the Hawaiian sixfooter is favourite in some books for the new LPGA Tour Championship, which rounds off the official season at The Houstonian club in Texas.
Favourites look set to dominate tour finale; GOLF LPGA TOUR by The Racing Post (London, England)
The opening day of the season-ending tournament at the Houstonian Golf and Country Club in Texas.
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