Dallas

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See also: dallas and dállas

English

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 Dallas (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
Dallas, the village in Scotland.
Dallas, the city in Texas, USA.

Etymology

  1. The Texas city was named after George M. Dallas, vice president to Polk; family name is evolved from dalhous (13th c.), meaning "dweller at the house in the dale," from dale + house.
  2. The Scottish place-name is from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh dôl (“meadow, haugh”) + gwas (“abode”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dallas

  1. A placename:
    1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A large city, the county seat of Dallas County, in northeastern Texas.
      2. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Arkansas.
      3. A ghost town in Ouray County, Colorado.
      4. A city, the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia.
      5. A former city, now part of Melcher-Dallas, Marion County, Iowa.
      6. A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.
      7. A city, the county seat of Polk County, Oregon.
      8. A borough and township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
      9. A small town in Gregory County, South Dakota, named after Dallas, Texas.
      10. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
      11. A town and village therein, in Barron County, Wisconsin.
      12. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Dallas Township.
    2. A neighbourhood of the city of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
    3. A small village in northwestern Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ1252).
    4. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia.
  2. A surname.
  3. A male given name transferred from the place name.

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References

  • A Dictionary of English Surnames (1991)

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Proper noun

Dallas

  1. Dallas (a city in Texas)

Portuguese

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  1. Dallas (a city in Texas, United States)
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