Texarkana

[ tek-sahr-kan-uh ]

noun

1. a city in northeastern Texas, contiguous to but politically independent of Texarkana, Arkansas.
2. a city in southwestern Arkansas, contiguous to but politically independent of Texarkana, Texas.
3. a bi-state region comprising the twin cities of Texarkana, Texas, and Texarkana, Arkansas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Texarkana¹

First recorded in 1830–40; Tex(as) ( def ) + Ark(ansas) ( def ) + (Louisi)ana ( def )

Example Sentences

Rufus Parnell Jones was born Aug. 12, 1933, in Texarkana, Ark., but lived most of his life in the Los Angeles area.

From Los Angeles Times

Jones, a circuit judge from Texarkana, would become the court’s first elected Black justice and Arkansas’ first elected statewide official since Reconstruction if he wins Tuesday’s race.

From Seattle Times

After law school, she moved to Texarkana to be a public defender and later opened her own civil rights and criminal defense law firm.

From Salon

The deaths between Friday and Sunday included two in Tampa, Florida, three in Texarkana, Texas, and two each in Dodge City, Kansas; San Antonio, Texas; and Mansfield, Ohio, according to police.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Wilson was an officer with the police department in Texarkana, Arkansas.

From Washington Times