Dallas
pronunciation
How to pronounce Dallas in British English:
UK [ˈdæləs]
How to pronounce Dallas in American English:
US [ˈdæləs]
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- Noun:
- a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
Word Origin
- Dallas
- city in Texas, U.S., settled 1841, named 1846 for George M. Dallas (1792-1864), U.S. vice president under Polk (1845-49); the family name (13c.) is from the barony of Dallas (Moray) or means "dweller at the house in the dale."
Example
- 1. It 's halftime at a dallas mavericks basketball game .
- 2. The centre of the outbreak is dallas .
- 3. Much of dallas 's electronics industry began with defence contracts .
- 4. The dallas ski area will not use conventional snowmaking machines .
- 5. She was refreshed and eager to head to dallas .