Montgomery

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

noun

1. Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Monty, 1887–1976, British field marshal: World War II commander of British 8th Army in Africa and Europe.
2. Lucy Maud, 1874–1942, Canadian writer, creator of Anne of Green Gables.
3. Richard, 1736–75, American Revolutionary general.
4. Wes John Leslie Montgomery, 1925–68, U.S. jazz guitarist.
5. a city in and the capital of Alabama, in the central part, on the Alabama River.
6. a town in SW Ohio.
7. Montgomeryshire.
8. a male given name.

Montgomery

¹

/ məntˈɡʌmərɪ /

noun

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

Montgomery

²

/ məntˈɡʌmərɪ /

noun

1. MontgomeryBernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein18871976MBritishMILITARY: general 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)
2. MontgomeryL(ucy) M(aud)18741942FCanadianWRITING: writer L ( ucy ) M ( aud ). 1874–1942, Canadian writer; her novels include Anne of Green Gables (1908) and its sequels.

Example Sentences

“There are few places to offload them,” says Jamie Montgomery, who runs the Somerset farm that was targeted in the 1998 heist.

From BBC

Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. Hugh Montgomery said his crew had successfully salvaged around a dozen burning homes in the hills of Camarillo but not without challenges.

From Los Angeles Times

Amon-Ra St Brown is a top receiver, David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs are top running backs and they are top five in defence and turnovers.

From BBC

He starred in several national plays and off-Broadway shows and was asked to sing at the funeral of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Ala. He also served as a motivational speaker, traveling the country to talk to the next generation of journalists.

From Los Angeles Times

Alicia Montgomery, vice president of audio Who you are voting for this year: Kamala Harris Why: I’m Black and so is my child.

From Slate