Vermont

//vɚˈmɑnt// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A state of the United States. Capital: Montpelier.

    "With Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ decision to end his campaign on Wednesday, it’s now official: Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the Democratic presidential nominee this fall."

  2. 2
    A village in Fulton County, Illinois.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Howard Township, Howard County, Indiana.
  4. 4
    A small town and unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  5. 5
    A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.

Example

More examples

"New Hampshire is next to Vermont."

Etymology

From French ver(t) (“green”) + mont (“mountain”). In the case of the US state, the reference is to the Green Mountains.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.