Montana
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Montana
- /mɑnˈtænə/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːnə
Where it comes from
From Latin montāna
* the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”)
* the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname
proper noun Montanas
- A town and province in northwestern Bulgaria.
- A former municipality of Valais canton, Switzerland.
- A locality in northern Tasmania, Australia.
- A state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Helena. Largest city: Billings. Mr. WADE. I move to take up House bill No. 15 to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Montana.
- A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Warren County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
- A barangay of Baclayon, Bohol, Philippines.
- A unisex given name transferred from the place name, specifically from the name of the U.S. state. 'Montana?' I said. 'You can't call a kid Montana'―these friends of mine were going to call their new baby girl Montana and I tried to talk them out of it, because I'm sick of Australians naming their kids after American placenames, I'm sick of all these Montanas and Delawares and Indianas and Dallas
- A surname from Spanish, equivalent to English Mountain, Mount, or Hill. Legendary NFL quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a woman suspected of trying to kidnap their grandchild Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: treasure state, idaho, mountain, brother, clematis, alpine, montane, highland, upland, mountainous, massif, sierra, alp, cordillera, hilly, peak
Translations
Talk about this word "Montana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/montana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Montana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/montana "Montana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/montana.Cite this
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