Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houstonian

/h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: hous-to-ni-an
IPA: /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Houston.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Houston.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From Houston + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /hjuːˈstəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Houstonian (comparative) most Houstonian (superlative) Houstonians (plural)

Synonyms

Houstoner

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian newtonian oregonian jeffersonian washingtonian patagonian

Questions

How do you pronounce houstonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /h(j)uˈstoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does houstonian mean?: Of or relating to Houston.
Where does houstonian come from?: From Houston + -ian.

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