Montpelier
//mɔntˈpiliɚ// name
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- 1 A number of places in the United States:; The capital city of Vermont, and the county seat of Washington County.
- 2 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Blackford County, Indiana.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place in Muscatine County, Iowa.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A village in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay County, Mississippi.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Williams County, Ohio.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
- 13 A village in Saint James parish, Jamaica.
- 14 A village in north-east County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 6666).
- 15 A suburb of Bristol, England (OS grid ref ST5974).
- 16 An area of Brighton, East Sussex, England.
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The cities in Vermont and Kentucky were named after Montpellier, France, despite the spelling difference in the modern spellings; and it is likely that many others were also named after that French city. The city in Iowa was named after the city in Vermont, and it is likely that at least some others were also named in that fashion (i.e., one U.S. city after another U.S. city).
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