dallas
dallas Lexical Profile
• noun
American A major commercial and cultural city located in northern Texas, United States, known historically for its oil and cotton industries and currently as a hub for telecommunications, banking, and transportation.
A habitational Scottish surname, notable for figures such as George M. Dallas, after whom the Texan city is widely believed to have been named.
"Historical records indicate that the Dallas family emigrated from Scotland in the eighteenth century."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a proper noun, it is always capitalized. It frequently functions attributively (e.g., 'the Dallas area').
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Word Origin & Etymology
The city in Texas was likely named after George M. Dallas, the 11th U.S. Vice President. The surname itself is of Scottish origin, derived from a village in Moray, Scotland, which traces its name to the Pictish or Cumbric words 'dol' (meadow) and 'gwas' (dwelling).
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