Definitions

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  • proper noun A socio-economic region of the United States comprising the parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma around the borders between these four states.

Etymologies

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Ark(ansas) + La, US postal abbreviation for Louisiana + Tex(as)

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Examples

  • ACROSS THE ARK-LA-TEX (KSLA) - Highway workers and law enforcement agencies throughout the Ark-La-Tex prepared for a major icing event to hit the area Monday night and Tuesday morning.

    WAFB - Local News 2009

  • Half is underwater and the other half is the Ark-La-Tex ... and the third half is the Ark-La-Miss. or

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • Tonight, allegations of a cover up twenty-three years ago, in connection with confessed Ark-La-Tex serial killer Robert Browne.

    Think Progress » 52%. 2006

  • We also produced 7.4 Bcf from Marcellus Shale and 9.6 Bcf from our Ark-La-Tex division.

    unknown title 2011

  • Properties located in existing core areas: Permian Basin, Ark-La-Tex and Mid-Continent

    unknown title 2011

  • On Monday, the Houston, Texas-based company said it will buy oil and natural gas assets located in the Permian Basin in Texas, Ark-La-Tex -- the intersection of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma -- and the mid-continent.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Forecasters expected 2-3 inches of snow from Menard to Stephenville to Dallas-Fort Worth to Greenville by Friday morning, with 1-2 inches from the Hill Country to the Ark-La-Tex of northeast Texas.

    Dallas / Fort Worth news, weather, sports, traffic and video from cbs11tv.com 2010

  • Forecasters expected 2-3 inches of snow from Menard to Stephenville to Dallas-Fort Worth to Greenville by Friday morning, with 1-2 inches from the Hill Country to the Ark-La-Tex of northeast Texas.

    Dallas / Fort Worth news, weather, sports, traffic and video from cbs11tv.com 2010

  • EL DORADO, AR (KSLA) - An Ark-La-Tex pilot whose plane went missing Thursday night has been found dead.

    KLTV - Local and National News 2010

  • Dr. Simeon Wall, Sr. has been a fixture of the Ark-La-Tex for over 30 years and has established a national and international clientele.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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