Vermont

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proper noun

A state of the United States. Capital: Montpelier.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of the United States. Capital: Montpelier.

    With Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ decision to end his campaign on Wednesday, it’s now official: Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the Democratic presidential nominee this fall.

    2020 April 8, Chris Cillizza, “Why Joe Biden starts as the general election front-runner”, in CNN
  2. A village in Fulton County, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Howard Township, Howard County, Indiana.
  4. A small town and unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  5. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.

Origin

From French ver(t) (“green”) + mont (“mountain”). In the case of the US state, the reference is to the Green Mountains.

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Translations

Arabic فِيرْمُونْت
  • فِيرْمُونْت (firmunt)a state in the United States
Chinese Mandarin 佛蒙特
  • 佛蒙特 (Fúméngtè)a state in the United States
Czech Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
Danish Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
Esperanto Vermonto
  • Vermontoa state in the United States
Finnish Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
French Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
German Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
Greek Βερμόντ
  • Βερμόντ (Vermónt)a state in the United States
Hebrew ורמונט
  • ורמונט (vermont)a state in the United States
Hindi वर्मांट, वरमॉण्ट
  • वर्मांट (varmāṇṭ)a state in the United States
  • वरमॉण्ट (varmŏṇṭ)a state in the United States
  • वर्मोन्ट (varmonṭ)a state in the United States
Italian Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
Japanese バーモント
  • バーモント (Bāmonto)a state in the United States
Korean 버몬트
  • 버몬트 (Beomonteu)a state in the United States
Latin Mōns Viridis
  • Mōns Viridisa state in the United States
Polish Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
Portuguese Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
Russian Вермо́нт
  • Вермо́нт (Vermónt)a state in the United States
Slovak Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
Spanish Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
Thai เวอร์มอนต์
  • เวอร์มอนต์ (wəə-mɔ̂n)a state in the United States
Turkish Vermont
  • Vermonta state in the United States
Ukrainian Вермо́нт
  • Вермо́нт (Vermónt)a state in the United States
Yiddish ווערמאָנט
  • ווערמאָנט (vermont)a state in the United States
Cite this entry
APA

Vermont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vermont

MLA

“Vermont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vermont. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vermont,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vermont.

Source: Vermont on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.