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Montgomery

American  
[mont-guhm-uh-ree, -guhm-ree] / mɒntˈgʌm ə ri, -ˈgʌm ri /

noun

  1. Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Monty, 1887–1976, British field marshal: World War II commander of British 8th Army in Africa and Europe.

  2. Lucy Maud, 1874–1942, Canadian writer, creator of Anne of Green Gables.

  3. Richard, 1736–75, American Revolutionary general.

  4. Wes John Leslie Montgomery, 1925–68, U.S. jazz guitarist.

  5. a city in and the capital of Alabama, in the central part, on the Alabama River.

  6. a town in SW Ohio.

  7. Montgomeryshire.

  8. a male given name.


Montgomery 1 British  
/ məntˈɡʌmərɪ /

noun

  1. Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, nicknamed Monty. 1887–1976, British field marshal. As commander of the 8th Army in North Africa, he launched the offensive, beginning with the victory at El Alamein (1942), that drove Rommel's forces back to Tunis. He also commanded the ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1944) and accepted Germany's surrender at Lüneburg Heath (May 7, 1945)

  2. L ( ucy ) M ( aud ). 1874–1942, Canadian writer; her novels include Anne of Green Gables (1908) and its sequels.

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Montgomery 2 British  
/ məntˈɡʌmərɪ /

noun

  1. a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River: state capital; capital of the Confederacy (1861). Pop: 200 123 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Janely Montgomery was enjoying a carnival with her friend near Buffalo, N.Y., when she got hungry and stopped by a halal truck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Actually, Nevermind” opens with an eclectic mix of three quotes from “Anne of Green Gables” by Lucy Maud Montgomery, celebrated writer Joan Didion, and the 2001 Anne Hathaway-led comedy film “The Princess Diaries.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“The yield curve could invert,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Running back David Montgomery scored three touchdowns on his Houston debut, but Allen ran in two touchdowns and passed for two more.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

On a morning in December 1955, word reached Durham that blacks in Montgomery, Alabama, were boycotting the city’s segregated bus system.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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