Houston

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English

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Houston (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

(surname): Hoston, Houstoun, Hughesdon

Etymology

Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh +‎ -s- +‎ -ton

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhjustən/, ,
Audio (GA) (file)
(county in Georgia, street in Manhattan, sometimes the surname): IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊstən/
Rhymes: -uːstən
Hyphenation: Hous‧ton

Proper noun

Houston (countable and uncountable, plural Houstons)

A habitational surname.
A placename:
1. A large city, the county seat of Harris County, Texas, United States, named after Sam Houston.
  Synonym: (official nickname) Space City
2. A village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland.
3. A town in the Bulkley Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
4. Other places in the United States:
  1. An unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama.
  2. A city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
  3. A small town in Perry County, Arkansas.
  4. A small town in Kent County, Delaware.
  5. An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida.
  6. A Warner Robins community in Houston County, Georgia.
  7. A township in Adams County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
  9. A small city and township in Houston County, Minnesota.
  10. A small city in and one of the two county seats of Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
  11. A small city, the county seat of Texas County, Missouri.
  12. An unincorporated community in York County, Nebraska.
  13. An unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina.
  14. An unincorporated community in Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio.
  15. A borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  16. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Tennessee.
5. Ellipsis of Houston County.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of mainly American usage.
JSC, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, named the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center since 1973.
Houston, we've had a problem here.

Derived terms

Translations

Texan city

Bulgarian: Хю́стън m (Hjústǎn)
Burmese: ဟူစတန် (huca.tan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 休斯敦 (zh) (Xiūsīdūn), 休士頓／休士顿 (zh) (Xiūshìdùn) (Taiwan)
French: Houston (fr) m
Galician: Houston m
Georgian: ჰიუსტონი (hiusṭoni)
German: Houston (de)
Greek: Χιούστον (el) (Chioúston)
Japanese: ヒューストン (Hyūsuton)
Korean: 휴스턴 (Hyuseuteon)
Latin: Hustonia f
Marathi: ह्यूस्टन (hyūsṭan)
Portuguese: Houston f
Russian: Хью́стон (ru) (Xʹjúston)
Spanish: Houston (es)
Turkish: Houston

See also

Anagrams

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Houston.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjuːstən/,
IPA^(key): /ˈçuːstən/ (less common)
Audio (file)

Proper noun

Houston n (proper noun, genitive Houstons or (optionally with an article) Houston)

Houston (a city in Texas, United States)

Derived terms

Houston, wir haben ein Problem

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjus.t̪on/

Proper noun

Houston m

Houston

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