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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. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

A bomb squad in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania that purchased Spot in the spring deploys the device to inspect potential explosives, according to Boston Dynamics promotional materials.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

The prince was shown around by some of South Africa’s most well-known rugby players, including former Springboks Joel Stransky and Percy Montgomery.

From BBC

The Montgomery County district clerk’s office, which organizes jury duty, did not respond to repeated questions and denied a public records request for Howard-Elley’s response to the jury summons, asserting it was exempt from disclosure.

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