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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Vermont

He was on holiday with his wife Llinos and their daughter, and was travelling from Vermont to meet Llinos's parents, who had flown from Wales to join them in New York.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Both New York and Vermont fall under the Second Circuit appellate court.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Montgomery was killed and Arnold badly injured, and by the autumn of 1776 the British had recovered all the lost territory and then some, driving the Americans deep into present-day Vermont and New York.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Robert Danbom was heading northbound on Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood on Sept. 2, 2021, when a city firetruck traveling west appeared abruptly in his path.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

At the turn of this century, it was estimated that there were no more than a dozen moose in New Hampshire and probably none at all in Vermont.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson