Montana

//mɑnˈtænə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename.; A town and province in northwestern Bulgaria. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename.; A former municipality of Valais canton, Switzerland. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename.; A locality in northern Tasmania, Australia. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename.; A place in the United States.; A state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Helena. Largest city: Billings. countable, uncountable

    "Mr. WADE. I move to take up House bill No. 15 to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Montana."

  5. 5
    A placename.; A place in the United States.; A place in the United States, named after Montana Territory:; A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename.; A place in the United States.; A place in the United States, named after Montana Territory:; An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename.; A place in the United States.; A place in the United States, named after Montana Territory:; An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename.; A place in the United States.; A place in the United States, named after Montana Territory:; An unincorporated community in Warren County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename.; A place in the United States.; A place in the United States, named after Montana Territory:; An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename.; A barangay of Baclayon, Bohol, Philippines. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A unisex given name transferred from the place name, specifically from the name of the U.S. state. countable, uncountable

    "'Montana?' I said. 'You can't call a kid Montana'―these friends of mine were going to call their new baby girl Montana and I tried to talk them out of it, because I'm sick of Australians naming their kids after American placenames, I'm sick of all these Montanas and Delawares and Indianas and Dallases. […]"

  7. 12
    A surname from Spanish, equivalent to English Mountain, Mount, or Hill. countable, uncountable

    "Legendary NFL quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a woman suspected of trying to kidnap their grandchild Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department."

Synonyms

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montmttreasure state

Example

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"In 2009, coyotes killed 2,500 sheep and 12,000 lambs in the state of Montana."

Etymology

From Latin montāna * the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”) * the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname

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united states of america

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