Montgomery

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

/ mɒntˈgʌm ə ri, -ˈgʌm ri /

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.

Definition for montgomery (2 of 2)

Alabama

[ al-uh-bam-uh ]

/ ˌæl əˈbæm ə /

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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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Montgomery gets his star turn when his facial recognition and code-breaking “technology” caught the eye of the CIA.
Speed Read: James Risen Indicts The War On Terror’s Costly Follies|William O’Connor|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ernst won her race for Montgomery County auditor, a deceptively powerful position in local Hawkeye State politics, in 2005.
In 2005, ‘Iowa Nice’ Ernst Helped to Oust Veterans From Local Board After They Opposed Her Candidacy|Ben Jacobs|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had the girl in Montgomery, and she was rapidly winning her way to the innermost recesses of Chase's heart.
The Expressman and the Detective|Allan Pinkerton
Montgomery fired and missed, bowed his head, threw up his arm, and turned to run.
The Island of Doctor Moreau|H. G. Wells
It treated Montgomery with a strange tenderness and devotion.
The Island of Doctor Moreau|H. G. Wells
If Miss Montgomery say she comin here to take more pictures, tell her I ain' gwine take no more.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
While in Montgomery it did not seem necessary to hang about the telegraph offices to obtain information.
The Boy Spy|Joseph Kerby

British Dictionary definitions for montgomery (1 of 3)

Montgomery

/ (məntˈɡʌmərɪ) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for montgomery (2 of 3)

Montgomery

/ (məntˈɡʌmərɪ) /

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.

British Dictionary definitions for montgomery (3 of 3)

Alabama

/ (ˌæləˈbæmə) /

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."

Culture definitions for montgomery

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.