Montpelier

American

[mont-peel-yer] / mɒntˈpil jər /

noun

a city in and the capital of Vermont, in the central part.

Montpelier British

/ mɒntˈpiːljə /

noun

a city in N central Vermont, on the Winooski River: the state capital. Pop: 7945 (2003 est)

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This year's most-nominated game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, was made by a core team of about 30 people at developer Sandfall Interactive's offices in Montpelier, France.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025

Dolphin School in Montpelier, which opened in 2012, could close and its students go to nearby Fairlawn Primary which is run by the same academy trust - E-ACT.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025

Jennifer Sebold is a 48-year-old single mother of three in Montpelier, Vermont, and climate change is a very personal issue for her.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024

The Whitney Laboratory team collaborated with scientists at the Institute of Human Genetics in Montpelier, France, Cornell University and Cardiff University to complete the study.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

By 1799, when Paul Jennings was born, more than one hundred enslaved people worked at Montpelier.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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