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The word "德克萨斯" is formed through a process of phonetic translation, specifically to represent the sound of the English name "Texas". Each character, 德 (dé), 克 (kè), 萨 (sà), 斯 (sī), was chosen not for its meaning, but because its pronunciation, when combined in sequence, closely approximates the syllables of the English name. It is a direct phonetic borrowing, creating a Chinese name for the foreign place by mimicking its sound with existing Chinese characters.
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德克萨斯是美国的一个州。
德克萨斯的州旗上有一颗孤星。
德克萨斯以石油工业和牛仔文化闻名。
美国宇航局的约翰逊航天中心位于德克萨斯。
德克萨斯原是一个独立共和国，后来加入了美国。