Meanings
comparative more Houstonian · superlative most Houstonian
- Of or relating to Houston.
The Houstonian Hotel, President Bush's nominal Texas residence, is in bankruptcy.
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, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2018
plural Houstonians
- A native or inhabitant of Houston.
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.
2010 April 19, Ben Ratliff, “A Mischievous Convergence of Past and Present Jazz”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Mar 20231 more example
"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.
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, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2018Synonyms: Houstoner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA native or inhabitant of Houston.
Origin
Translations
French houstonien, Houstonien
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- HoustonienneTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Houstonian
Cite this entry
Houstonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Houstonian
“Houstonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Houstonian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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