Montana

American  

[mon-tan-uh] / mɒnˈtæn ə /

noun

1. Joseph, Jr. Joe, born 1956, U.S. football player.

2. a state in the northwestern United States. 147,138 sq. mi. (381,085 sq. km). Helena. MT (for use with zip code), Mont.

---

Montana ¹ British  

/ mɒnˈtænə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Mont.   MT.  a state of the western US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west. Capital: Helena. Pop: 917 621 (2003 est). Area: 377 070 sq km (145 587 sq miles)

---

Montana ² British  

/ mɒnˈtænə /

noun

1. Joe. born 1958, American football quarterback

---

Montana Cultural  

1. State in the northwestern United States, lying partly in the Rocky Mountains, bordered by British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, Canada, to the north; North Dakota and South Dakota to the east; Wyoming to the south; and Idaho to the west. Its capital is Helena, and its largest city is Billings.

---

Other Word Forms

• Montanan
  adjective

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Montana

Thomas the T. rex was excavated from Hell Creek in Montana, a site that also produced ancient crocodilian fossils analyzed by the researchers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

He and his wife owned a home in Pittsburgh and lived there for two years, then sold it when his wife, who works as a physician assistant, was offered a job in Montana.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Professor Scott Creel of Montana State University, the paper's lead author, who has been studying African wild dogs since 1991, said the study provides cautious optimism.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Raised in Montana, Mauer sees his apartment as proof that he is making it as a New York City renter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The girl who stands under this Montana sky?

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti