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