Houstonian

English

Etymology

From Houston +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
• Rhymes: -əʊniən

Adjective

Houstonian (comparative more Houstonian, superlative most Houstonian)

1. Of or relating to Houston.
   • 1992 August 13, Roberto Suro, “THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Convention City; In No Mood to Party, Houston Awaits the G.O.P.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 January 2018:

     The Houstonian Hotel, President Bush's nominal Texas residence, is in bankruptcy.

Translations

Translations

• French: houstonien

Noun

Houstonian (plural Houstonians)

1. A native or inhabitant of Houston.

   Synonym: Houstoner

   • 1992 August 13, Roberto Suro, “THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Convention City; In No Mood to Party, Houston Awaits the G.O.P.”, in The New York Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 16 January 2018:

     "There's lots of talk about the poster because plenty of Houstonians think the cowboy thing can be overplayed when we really need to be promoting ourselves as a sophisticated, international city," said Dancie Perugini Ware, a prominent public relations executive.

   • 2010 April 19, Ben Ratliff, “A Mischievous Convergence of Past and Present Jazz”, in The New York Times‎^[3], archived from the original on 26 March 2023:

     The pianist was Jason Moran, another Houstonian, for whom the past converges with the present: he sometimes likes to find an unobtrusive sequence inside an old standard and turn it into fresh headlines.

Translations

Translations

• French: Houstonien m, Houstonienne f