Meanings
proper nounthe Lone Star State
alternative Lone-Star State · alternative Lonestar State
- Official nickname for Texas: a state of the United States.
Like other parts of the great Lone Star State, this section of Texas was a world in itself.
1915, Zane Grey, chapter 15, in The Lone Star Ranger1 more example
The Lone Star State now gets an estimated 12 percent of its electricity from lignite, and that figure is expected to double by 1985.
1978 February 14, “Texas Turning to Its Reserves of Lignite”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
French État de l'étoile solitaire
- État de l'étoile solitaireTranslations
Russian Штат одинокой звезды
- Штат одинокой звезды (Štat odinokoj zvezdy)Translations
Spanish Estado de la Estrella Solitaria
- Estado de la Estrella SolitariaTranslations
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Lone Star State. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lone%20Star%20State
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“Lone Star State.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lone%20Star%20State. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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