Clermont

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proper noun

A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.

OriginFrench Clermont ← Latin clarus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Clermont-Ferrand.
  2. A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  3. A commune in Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  4. A commune in Haute-Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  5. A commune in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
  6. A town in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec; named for Clermont-Ferrand in honor of Blaise Pascal.
  7. A town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec.
  8. A city in Florida.
  9. A town in Georgia, United States.
  10. A town in Indiana.
  11. A city in Iowa.
  12. A town in New York; named for the nearby Taconic mountains.
  13. A town in Queensland; named for Clermont-Ferrand, the hometown of a founder.
  14. A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; named after an early landowner.

Origin

  1. Latinclarus“clear, famed”
  2. FrenchClermont
  3. EnglishClermont

From French Clermont, from Latin clarus (“clear, famed”) + mons (“mount, mountain”).

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APA

Clermont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clermont

MLA

“Clermont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clermont. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clermont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clermont.

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