Monticello

See also: monticello

English

Etymology

Originally from Italian monticello (little mount). Many places in the United States are named after Thomas Jefferson's estate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɑntɨˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/ (the estate)
  • IPA(key): /ˌmɑntɨˈsɛloʊ/ (some of the places named after it)

Proper noun

Monticello

  1. The estate of Thomas Jefferson.
  2. A commune in Haute-Corse department, Corsica, France.
  3. The name of many places in the United States:
    1. A city in Arkansas, and the county seat of Drew County.
    2. A city in Florida, and county seat of Jefferson County.
    3. A city in Georgia, and county seat of Jasper County.
    4. A city in Illinois, and county seat of Piatt County.
    5. A city in Indiana, and county seat of White County.
    6. A city in Jones County, Iowa.
    7. A home-rule class city in Kentucky, and county seat of Wayne County.
    8. A CDP in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
    9. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
    10. A city in Wright County, Minnesota.
    11. A town in Mississippi, and county seat of Lawrence County.
    12. A village in Missouri, and county seat of Lewis County.
    13. A village in New York, and county seat of Sullivan County.
    14. An unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina.
    15. An unincorporated community in Van Wert County, Ohio.
    16. An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
    17. A city in Utah, and county seat of San Juan County.
    18. A village in Green County, Wisconsin.
    19. A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
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