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.

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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)

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Montana ² British  

/ mɒnˈtænə /

noun

1. Joe. born 1958, American football quarterback

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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.

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Other Word Forms

• Montanan
  adjective

Example Sentences

A new study has examined why hunters stopped using one particular location in central Montana known as the Bergstrom site.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

They mined with hand tools when they weren’t growing vegetables and a few years later used horses to haul 20 tons of ore to Montana for processing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“It’s an all-volunteer effort in Montana, we don’t have any paid signature gatherers, and it’s something that hasn’t been seen in a couple of decades here,” Mangan said.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

A 65-year-old British woman named Karen Newman traveling on a valid tourist visa was arrested in September 2025 at the Montana border, shackled and held for six weeks in an ICE detention center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Obviously Ruth couldn’t still be a stewardess for Winner’s Airlines and live in Miles Shitty, Montana.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth