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Podcast: Texas Standard » Stories from Texas
Episode: Texas Demonyms: Dallasites, Victorians, and Everything In-Between
Description: A demonym describes the inhabitants of a place. With so many cities and counties in Texas, it’s hard to keep track of who is what from where. Word scholar W.F. Strong has a helpful list to keep you on track.
For places ending in “s”, add “-ites”
Dallas – Dallasites
Dumas – Dumasites
For places ending in “on,” add “-ian”
Houston – Houstonians
Denton – Dentonians
Sinton – Sintonians
For places ending in “o,” add “-an”
El Paso – El Pasoans
San Angelo – San Angeloans
Amarillo – Amarilloans
For places ending in “i...