Montgomery

[mont-guhm-uh-ree, -guhm-ree]

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

/ 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.

Montgomery

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/ məntˈɡʌmərɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Bishop Montgomery received the harshest punishment, with 24 players declared ineligible, forcing the school to cancel its football season.

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In early 1956 he rallied with Montgomery bus boycott participants in Alabama.

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AI is also being used to design certain items for Stitch Fix’s private-label brands including Montgomery Post and We Wander, which cuts design time down to weeks from months.

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Ray Montgomery was interim coach in Washington’s absence but wasn’t considered for the job on a permanent basis.

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In September, the Southern Section disqualified 19 players from the Bishop Montgomery football program for a total of 24.

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