MONTANA


Meaning of MONTANA in English

I. (ˈ)män.|tanə adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Montana, state in the northwestern U.S., from Latin montana mountainous regions, from neuter plural of montanus of a mountain, mountainous — more at mountain

1. : of or from the state of Montana

a Montana dude ranch

: of the kind or style prevalent in Montana : montanan

2. : of or relating to the subdivision of the No. American Cretaceous between the Colorado and the Laramie — see geologic time table

II. noun

1. -s often capitalized : a sheep bred or raised in Montana

2.

a. or montana number one usually capitalized M&N&O : a breed of productive meat-type hogs developed by crossing Hampshires with Danish Landrace — called also Hamprace

b. -s often capitalized : an animal of this breed

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.