Dallas

Big D city

Dallas is a major city in north-central Texas, the state's third-largest and a hub of finance, telecommunications, and technology.

The name evokes big money, big ambition, and Texas swagger—associations reinforced by the long-running soap opera.

Dallas is indelibly linked to the 1963 assassination of President John F.

Kennedy: the Dallas motorcade, the Dallas police station where Oswald was shot.

sports

Mavericks

Rebels or free spirits

NFL · NBA · NHL · MLB · MLS · Super Bowl · championship · fans · rivalry · Cotton Bowl

Texas

Lone Star State

Official Texas nickname

  • Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
  • oil industryCommercial extraction of crude
  • DFWTexas metroplex abbreviation

North Texas · barbecue · mesquite · bluebonnet · armadillo · Texan · cowboy culture · heat · sprawl · highways

cowboy

ranch

Livestock-raising estate

cattle · frontier · pioneer · Stetson · boots · country music · honky-tonk · Fort Worth · line dancing · wrangler

history

Dealey Plaza

Dallas assassination site

frontier · settlers · Confederacy · cotton trade · railroad hub · oil boom · archives · heritage · landmark · preservation

TVshow

J.R.

Abbreviated given name

primetime · soap opera · 1980s · CBS · ratings · season finale · scheming · betrayal · wealth · glamour

skyline

Pegasus

Divine airborne horse

architecture · towers · cityscape · panorama · observation deck · geodesic dome · illuminated · silhouette · urban · landmarks

Categories
Opposites
Texas city rivalry

DallasHouston

Texas's largest city

Austin · San Antonio · Fort Worth · El Paso

American regional identity

DallasNew York City

America's largest city

Boston · San Francisco · Camelot · Austin · Seattle

TV drama symbolism (1980s)

DallasDynasty

Hereditary ruling succession

Falcon Crest · Denver

Phrases
Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G