Vermont

American  

[ver-mont] / vərˈmɒnt /

noun

1. a state of the northeastern United States: a part of New England. 9,609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Montpelier. VT (for use with zip code), Vt.

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Vermont British  

/ vɜːˈmɒnt /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Vt.   VT.  a state in the northeastern US: crossed from north to south by the Green Mountains; bounded on the east by the Connecticut River and by Lake Champlain in the northwest Capital: Montpelier. Pop: 619 107 (2003 est). Area: 24 887 sq km (9609 sq miles)

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Vermont Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States; one of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec, Canada, to the north; New Hampshire to the east; Massachusetts to the south; and New York to the west. Its capital is Montpelier, and its largest city is Burlington.

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It is home to the Green Mountains, from which it derives its name.

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Other cities and states, including Maryland, Vermont and San Francisco, have adopted similar measures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Last year, similar bills in Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island and Illinois also failed to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But I am hearing from people who live in less resourced parts of the country, smaller states with smaller governments, like Vermont, who are saying this is spooky.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

Nebraska passed a caregiver tax credit in 2024, and about a dozen other states are working on similar measures, including Ohio, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Vermont.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

It seems not many people are going to Vermont and many have never heard of it.

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