Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast Texas south-southeast of Houston on Galveston Island at the entrance to Galveston Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico. Founded by French pirates in 1816, it grew as a port in the mid-1800s.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
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Examples
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GALVESTON - A Houston favorite, D.R.U.M. (Divine Rhythm United Motion), heads down to Yaga's on The Strand on March 6 to bring its global beats to Galveston music lovers.
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GALVESTON - A devastating hurricane flood, an economic downturn and layoffs at the county's largest employer created an exodus of Galveston residents, who were the backbone of churches still struggling for survival.
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GALVESTON - Crowds packed the beaches, the streets and the freeway into Galveston Sunday as the long holiday weekend moved into the home stretch.
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GALVESTON - A Houston favorite, D.R.U.M. (Divine Rhythm United Motion), heads down to Yaga's on The Strand on March 6 to bring its global beats to Galveston music lovers.
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GALVESTON - The Grand Kids Festival - billed as a celebration of folk arts and families and hosted by The Grand 1894 Opera House - will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 10 on Postoffice Street, between 20th and 23rd streets, in historic downtown Galveston.
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GALVESTON - Crowds packed the beaches, the streets and the freeway into Galveston Sunday as the long holiday weekend moved into the home stretch.
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GALVESTON - When the terminal at Scholes International Airport in Galveston opened in 1950, the headlines in The Daily News declared it was a state-of-the-art facility.
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GALVESTON - Ursula and Hans Ehstrom, of Malmö, Sweden, visited Galveston for the first time this weekend.
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GALVESTON - A Houston favorite, D.R.U.M. (Divine Rhythm United Motion), heads down to Yaga's on The Strand on March 6 to bring its global beats to Galveston music lovers.
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GALVESTON - The Grand Kids Festival - billed as a celebration of folk arts and families and hosted by The Grand 1894 Opera House - will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 10 on Postoffice Street, between 20th and 23rd streets, in historic downtown Galveston.
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