Montana

[mon-tan-uh]

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

/ mɒnˈtænə /

noun

1. Joe. born 1958, American football quarterback

Montana

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/ 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

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

Soft know-it-alls from the city and phonies of any stripe receive rough treatment in his shows, such as the llama farmer from California who gets thrown under a Montana cattle guard in “Yellowstone.”

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In 2018, floodwaters destroyed the bridge connecting her family's home to the nearby town of Livingston, Montana, a loss that ultimately forced them to move.

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Patrons at the Reno Club in Billings, Montana, on Nov. 14 last year learned firsthand the danger of gathering in spots where booze and guns mix.

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It serves Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Washington, home to hundreds of data centers.

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A Republican candidate for governor of Illinois lost four members of his family in a helicopter crash in Montana, according to his campaign.

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