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SAM HOUSTON
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• SAM HOUSTON (noun)
The noun SAM HOUSTON has 1 sense:
1. United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
Familiarity information: SAM HOUSTON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Houston; Sam Houston; Samuel Houston
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
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