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∙ 13y agoIt is a Caddoan word (Native American) meaning "allies" or "friends".
^when reffered as Indian in America almost everyone thinks about the Native Americans but the word "Texas" originates from India, the word Texas comes from the Indian word "Tejas" which means happiness and unity which also refers to "friendship"or "friends".
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∙ 12y agoThe native Americans would call the colony members tejos,which later formed as Texas
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∙ 6y agoIt was named in 1690 and after the Tejas (Native Americans) that lived there. An extra fact is that Tejas means friends.
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∙ 9y agoThe name for Texas is a Native American word for friends. The area was populated by many different tribes starting as early as the 1st century.
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∙ 13y ago"Texas" comes from the Caddo Indian word tejas, which means "friend."
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∙ 13y agoNative Americans
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∙ 15y agoit came from the spanish word. War
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∙ 8y agoSam Houston
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