Montgomery

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

noun

Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of AlameinMonty, 1887–1976, British field marshal: World War II commander of British 8th Army in Africa and Europe.

Lucy Maud,1874–1942, Canadian writer, creator of Anne of Green Gables.

Richard,1736–75, American Revolutionary general.

WesJohn Leslie Montgomery, 1925–68, U.S. jazz guitarist.

a city in and the capital of Alabama, in the central part, on the Alabama River.

a town in SW Ohio.

Montgomeryshire.

a male given name.

Alabama

[al-uh-bam-uh]

noun

a state in the SE United States. 51,609 sq. mi. (133,670 sq. km). Capital: Montgomery. Abbreviation: AL (for use with zip code), Ala.

a river flowing SW from central Alabama to the Mobile River. 315 miles (505 km) long.

Related formsAl·a·bam·i·an

[al-uh-bam-ee-uh n] /ˌæl əˈbæm i ən/, Al·a·bam·an, adjective, nounpro-Al·a·bam·an, adjective, noun

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Contemporary Examples of montgomery

They include signed photographs of Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery, as well as paintings and a red leather despatch box.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block
Tom Teodorczuk
December 8, 2014
Montgomery Clift, who was most likely gay, drank himself to death.
Why We Need Celebrity Scandals
Jessica Ferri
November 7, 2014
The president of the Montgomery NAACP, Pullman porter E. D. Nixon, saw an opportunity.
How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow
Dennis McNally
October 26, 2014
For 381 days, no black person in Montgomery with a shred of self-esteem rode the bus.
How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow
Dennis McNally
October 26, 2014
Actually, Rosa Parks refused to move, and kept her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.
How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow
Dennis McNally
October 26, 2014

Historical Examples of montgomery

We experienced a similar feeling on first seeing the poet Montgomery.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects
Hugh Miller
He spoke to Mrs. Montgomery, but Cornelia knew he was talking at her.
The Coast of Bohemia
William Dean Howells
I've never told you about Mrs. Saunders, have I, Mrs. Montgomery?
The Coast of Bohemia
William Dean Howells
Montgomery played the King's money, and won him £750, which he had for his labour.
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations
William Francis Dawson
He concluded that he was going back to Montgomery by way of Memphis.
The Expressman and the Detective
Allan Pinkerton

British Dictionary definitions for montgomery

Montgomery

noun

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

Montgomery

noun

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)

L (ucy) M (aud). 1874–1942, Canadian writer; her novels include Anne of Green Gables (1908) and its sequels.

Alabama

noun

a state of the southeastern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of coastal and W lowlands crossed by the Tombigbee, Black Warrior, and Alabama Rivers, with parts of the Tennessee Valley and Cumberland Plateau in the north; noted for producing cotton and white marble. Capital: Montgomery. Pop: 4 500 752 (2003 est). Area: 131 333 sq km (50 708 sq miles)Abbreviation: Ala, (with zip code) AL

a river in Alabama, flowing southwest to the Mobile and Tensaw Rivers. Length: 507 km (315 miles)

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Word Origin and History for montgomery

Alabama

created and named as a U.S. territory 1817 by a division of Mississippi Territory; ultimately named for one of the native peoples who lived there, who speak Muskogean. Their name probably is from a Choctaw term meaning "plant-cutters."

montgomery in Culture

Alabama

State in the southeastern United States bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Its capital is Montgomery, and its largest city is Birmingham.

Note

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.