Galveston

G2A1L1V4E1S1T1O1N1
/ˈɡæl.vɪs.tən/

proper noun

A coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island.

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Galveston CityCity of GalvestonGalveston IslandIsland of GalvestonCounty of GalvestonGalveston BayBay of Galveston
OriginSpanish Gálvez →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in Texas, United States:
    1. A coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island.

      Synonyms: Galveston City, City of Galveston

    2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Galveston Island: an island of Galveston county, Galveston city, Texas, United States; an a barrier island separating in Galveston bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean.

      Synonyms: Galveston Island, Island of Galveston

    3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Port of Galveston: a port in Galveston island, Galveston city, Galveston county, Texas, United States.
    4. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Galveston County: a county of Texas, United States. County seat: Galveston.

      Synonyms: County of Galveston

    5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Galveston Bay Area: a region of Texas, United States, surrounding Galveston Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic.
    6. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Galveston Bay: a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic in Texas, United States.

      Synonyms: Galveston Bay, Bay of Galveston

  2. A town in Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States, named after Galveston, Texas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, named after Galveston, Texas

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island.

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Galveston CityCity of Galveston

proper nounEllipsis of Galveston Island: an island of Galveston county, Galveston city, Texas, United States; an a barrier island separating in Galveston bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean.

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Galveston IslandIsland of Galveston

proper nounEllipsis of Galveston County: a county of Texas, United States. County seat: Galveston.

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County of Galveston

proper nounEllipsis of Galveston Bay: a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic in Texas, United States.

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Galveston BayBay of Galveston

Origin

  1. SpanishGálvez
  2. EnglishGalveston

From Galvez + -ton. From Galvez' Town, from Spanish Gálvez. Named after Spanish Vice-Roy of New Spain Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez. The island and bay were renamed Gálvez in 1783 by Spanish navigator José Antonio de Evia, for Bernardo de Gálvez, who supported American Independence. The bay and island were subsequently renamed after the port town that itself took on the name of the island on which it sits.

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Translations

Spanish Galveston
  • GalvestonGalveston City, TX
Cite this entry
APA

Galveston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galveston

MLA

“Galveston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galveston. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Galveston,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galveston.

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