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

Games against Monmouth, Towson, James Madison and George Mason were all canceled because of coronavirus cases in those programs.

From Washington Post

Maryland’s games against Monmouth, Towson, James Madison and George Mason were all canceled.

From Washington Post

The Terrapins planned to play Monmouth on Tuesday, but that game was canceled because of a positive test in Monmouth’s program.

From Washington Post

The share of undecided voters is about half what it was during the 2016 presidential election, according to a variety of polls, including ones from Reuters, Quinnipiac, and Monmouth.

From Vox

If the pollster includes multiple likely voter models, as in this Monmouth poll, we first check if the pollster indicates that one of the versions is its preferred option.

From FiveThirtyEight

On Tuesday, a Monmouth University poll put her 42 points down.

From The Daily Beast

“The storm has changed everything,” said Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murphy.

From The Daily Beast

A Monmouth University poll among independent voters shows one of the deepest cuts: Obama is behind by 19 points.

From The Daily Beast

But it seemed clear that it was connected with the Monmouth Cause, and it behoved Mr. Wilding to discover what he could.

From Project Gutenberg

In the latter case, a person must have been found kind enough to have his head publicly cut off to save the duke of Monmouth.

From Project Gutenberg

On the morrow of the battle of Monmouth, Washington found that Clinton had withdrawn his army so as to avoid a second battle.

From Project Gutenberg

Brighton—a town in the parish of Drummond and county of Monmouth.

From Project Gutenberg

Picton—a township in the parish of Dysart and county of Monmouth.

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