Monmouth

[ mon-muhth ]

noun

1. James Scott, Duke of, 1649–85, illegitimate son of Charles II of England and pretender to the throne of James II.
2. a city in western Illinois.
3. Monmouthshire ( def ).
4. former name of Freehold.

Monmouth

¹

/ ˈmɒnməθ /

noun

1. a market town in E Wales, in Monmouthshire: Norman castle, where Henry V was born in 1387. Pop: 8547 (2001)

Monmouth

²

/ ˈmɒnməθ /

noun

1. Monmouth, Duke of16491685MEnglishPOLITICS: rebel leader James Scott, Duke of Monmouth. 1649–85, the illegitimate son of Charles II of England, he led a rebellion against James II in support of his own claim to the Crown; captured and beheaded

Word History and Origins

Origin of Monmouth¹

From the River Monnow (from Welsh Mynwy) a river flowing through Herefordshire and Monmouthshire in the United Kingdom + mouth ( def )

Example Sentences

The share of U.S. citizens who say they would move abroad if they could has tripled since 1974 to reach 34%, according to a March poll by Monmouth University.

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“I’d be willing to bet that the partisan rancor of the past few years has played a significant role in the heightened desire to emigrate,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.

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A recent Monmouth poll in Pennsylvania, the most populous swing state, showed why the race is so hard to predict: Trump led by 1 percentage point among registered voters, and retains that lead when the poll results are modeled on the pool of voters who cast ballots in 2020.

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One recent Monmouth University poll, for example, found that 58% of Americans believed that an unwillingness to accept election outcomes was a “major problem” for the country.

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The evacuation is linked to an ongoing incident after gasoline leaked into a sewer line along Monmouth Way between East Harbor and Pierpont Boulevards on Thursday.

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