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BROWNSVILLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Brownsville mean?
• BROWNSVILLE (noun)
The noun BROWNSVILLE has 1 sense:
1. a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
Familiarity information: BROWNSVILLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
point of entry; port of entry (a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)
Holonyms ("Brownsville" is a part of...):
Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)
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