Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fort bend county

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: fort bend -coun-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Richmond.

Example Sentences

"When Representative Troy Nehls of Texas voted last year to reject Donald J. Trump’s electoral defeat, many of his constituents back home in Fort Bend County were thrilled. […] Don Demel[…] said his parents had raised him “colorblind.” But the reason for the discontent was clear: Other white people in Fort Bend “did not like certain people coming here,” he said. “It’s race. They are old-school.”"

Etymology

Named after a blockhouse at a bend in the Brazos River.

Questions

What does fort bend county mean?: One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Richmond.
Where does fort bend county come from?: Named after a blockhouse at a bend in the Brazos River.

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