Monticello

[ mon-ti-chel-oh, -sel-oh ]

noun

1. the estate and residence of Thomas Jefferson, in central Virginia, near Charlottesville.

Monticello

1. The home of Thomas Jefferson , in central Virginia . The mansion at Monticello, designed by Jefferson himself, is a notable example of the use of ancient forms, such as the dome, in the architecture of his time.

Notes

Monticello appears on the back (“tails” side) of the nickel; Jefferson's head is on the front.

Example Sentences

Williams, a Louisiana native, started his career at Division II Arkansas Monticello, where he appeared in two games in the 2019 season.

From Seattle Times

Daniel P. Jordan, who as president of the foundation that owns Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s plantation in Virginia, broadened its educational mission — and, perhaps most significant, commissioned a study that found that Jefferson had almost certainly fathered six children with Sally Hemings, one of hundreds of people he enslaved — died on March 21 in Charlottesville, Va. He was 85.

From New York Times

At a news conference, Mr. Jordan said that the tests would be evaluated by a research committee at Monticello, which is owned by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.

From New York Times

Thomas Jefferson was conveying to other politicians and other planters in writing, which you can find at the Monticello website, as a means to show that forced reproduction imposed on Black women and girls was profitable.

From Slate

Lori Jacobson, a 64-year-old retired lab technician from Monticello, a small town northwest of the Twin Cities, said Trump “repulses me.”

From Seattle Times