Pearland

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proper noun

A city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.

OriginEnglish land ← Middle English lond ← Old English land →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.

Origin

  1. Vulgar Latinpira
  2. Proto-West Germanic*peru
  3. Old Englishpere
  4. Middle Englishpere
  5. Englishpear
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lendʰ-
  7. Proto-Germanic*landą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*land
  9. Old Englishland
  10. Middle Englishlond
  11. Englishland
  12. EnglishPearland

From pear + -land, in reference to the fruit-growing industry.

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APA

Pearland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pearland

MLA

“Pearland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pearland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pearland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pearland.

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