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

  1. countable, uncountable A town and province in northwestern Bulgaria.
  2. countable, uncountable A former municipality of Valais canton, Switzerland.
  3. countable, uncountable A locality in northern Tasmania, Australia.
  4. countable, uncountable 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.
  5. countable, uncountable A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Arkansas.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Warren County, New Jersey.
  9. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.
  10. countable, uncountable A barangay of Baclayon, Bohol, Philippines.
  11. countable, uncountable 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
  12. countable, uncountable 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

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name US state

EspañolMontana
한국어몬태나 Montaena
日本語モンタナ州 Montana-shū
中文蒙大拿州 Méngdàná-zhōu
हिन्दीमोन्टाना monṭānā, मोंटाना mõṭānā
PortuguêsMontana
FrançaisMontana
DeutschMontana
ItalianoMontana
ΕλληνικάΜοντάνα Montána
РусскийМонта́на Montána
العربيةمُونْتَانَا muntānā

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"Montana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/montana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Montana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/montana

Chicago

"Montana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/montana.

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@misc{montana_2026,
  title = {Montana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/montana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}