What does "monticello" mean?
The estate of Thomas Jefferson.
Monticello
/ˌmɑntɨˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/ name
name ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The estate of Thomas Jefferson.
- Grammar: monticello is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: estate, hill, house, jeffersonian.
- Useful contrasts: modern, modernist, plain.
- Usage evidence: This neoclassic style also extended to private homes, notably Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The estate of Thomas Jefferson.
- 2 A commune in Haute-Corse department, Corsica, France.
- 3 The name of many places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Drew County, Arkansas.
- 4 The name of many places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Florida.
- 5 The name of many places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia.
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- 6 The name of many places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Piatt County, Illinois.
- 7 The name of many places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of White County, Indiana.
- 8 The name of many places in the United States:; A city in Jones County, Iowa.
- 9 The name of many places in the United States:; A home rule city, the county seat of Wayne County, Kentucky.
- 10 The name of many places in the United States:; A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
- 11 The name of many places in the United States:; A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
- 12 The name of many places in the United States:; A city in Wright County, Minnesota.
- 13 The name of many places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Lawrence County, Mississippi.
- 14 The name of many places in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Lewis County, Missouri.
- 15 The name of many places in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Sullivan County, New York.
"Not the famous Monticello in Virginia, the Monticello in upstate New York with the boarded-up main street, the giant Walmart, the army/navy/marine recruitment offices, the stores that sold prosthetic limbs, the racetrack."
- 16 The name of many places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina.
- 17 The name of many places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Van Wert County, Ohio.
- 18 The name of many places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
- 19 The name of many places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of San Juan County, Utah.
- 20 The name of many places in the United States:; A village in Green County, Wisconsin.
- 21 The name of many places in the United States:; A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
Example
"This neoclassic style also extended to private homes, notably Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "monticello"?
Common synonyms include: estate, hill, house, jeffersonian, knoll, mansion.
How do you use "monticello" in a sentence?
This neoclassic style also extended to private homes, notably Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon.
How do you pronounce "monticello"?
Pronounced /ˌmɑntɨˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/.
Etymology
Originally borrowed from Italian monticello (“little mount”). Many places in the United States are named after Thomas Jefferson's estate. Cognate to French monceau (“heap, pile”) and Spanish montecillo (“hill”).