English Explanatory Dictionary

Monticello

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The estate of Thomas Jefferson.
  2. A commune in Haute-Corse department, Corsica, France.
  3. The name of many places in the United States:
  4. A city, the county seat of Drew County, Arkansas.
  5. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Florida.
  6. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia.
  7. A city, the county seat of Piatt County, Illinois.
  8. A city, the county seat of White County, Indiana.
  9. A city in Jones County, Iowa.
  10. A home rule city, the county seat of Wayne County, Kentucky.
  11. A census-designated place in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
  12. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɑntɨˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/ /ˌmɑntɨˈsɛloʊ/

Word forms

Monticello

Etymology

Originally borrowed from Italian monticello (“little mount”). Many places in the United States are named after Thomas Jefferson's estate. Cognate to French monceau (“heap, pile”) and Spanish montecillo (“hill”).

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