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Tyler
Tyler city (1990 pop. 75,450), seat of Smith co., E Tex.; inc. 1850. In the heart of the rich East Texas oil field, Tyler has refineries and other oil-based industries. The administrative headquarters of various oil companies are there, and the city has diverse manufacturing. Although its once-famous rose-growing industry has greatly declined, it still features a huge municipal rose garden and an annual fall rose festival. Tyler is the seat of a Univ. of Texas campus and Texas College. In the city, which has a symphony orchestra and a civic theater, are a museum of art and a planetarium. Nearby are a number of small lakes as well as a state park. |
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"Tyler." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tyler." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tyler.html "Tyler." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tyler.html |
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Tyler
Tyler ♂, ♀ Transferred use of the surname, in origin an occupational name for a tiler (an agent derivative of Old English tigele ‘tile’, from Latin tegula ‘covering’). John Tyler (1790–1862) was the tenth president of the United States. As a girl's name, it was in regular use in North America by the 1980s and soon after spread to other parts of the English-speaking world.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Tyler." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Tyler." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Tyler.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Tyler." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Tyler.html |
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Tyler
Tyler, USA Texas: laid out in 1846 and named after John Tyler (1790–1862), President of the USA (1841–5).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tyler." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tyler." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Tyler.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tyler." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Tyler.html |
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Tyler
•beguiler, compiler, Delilah, filer, Isla, miler, reviler, smiler, styler, tiler, Tyler
•idler
•stifler, trifler
•recycler • Kreisler • profiler
•stockpiler • freestyler • Rottweiler
•ayatollah, choler, collar, corolla, dollar, dolour (US dolor), Hezbollah, holler, scholar, squalor, wallah, Waller, white-collar
•cobbler, gobbler
•Doppler, poplar
•ostler
•brawler, caller, crawler, drawler, faller, forestaller, hauler, installer, mauler, Paula, stonewaller, trawler
•warbler • dawdler • footballer
•reed-warbler
•fowler, growler, howler, prowler, scowler
•Angola, barbola, bipolar, bowler, bronchiolar, canola, carambola, circumpolar, coaler, Coca-Cola, cola, comptroller, consoler, controller, Ebola, eidola, extoller, Finola, Gorgonzola, granola, Hispaniola, kola, Lola, lunisolar, mandola, molar, multipolar, Ndola, patroller, payola, pianola, polar, roller, Savonarola, scagliola, scroller, sola, solar, stroller, tombola, Tortola, troller, Vignola, viola, Zola
•ogler
•teetotaller (US teetotaler)
•potholer • steamroller • logroller
•roadroller
•boiler, broiler, Euler, oiler, spoiler, toiler
•potboiler
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"Tyler." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tyler." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tyler.html "Tyler." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tyler.html |
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