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Vermont

American  
[ver-mont] / vərˈmɒnt /

noun

  1. a state of the northeastern United States: a part of New England. 9,609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Montpelier. VT (for use with zip code), Vt.


Vermont British  
/ vɜːˈmɒnt /

noun

  1. Abbreviation: Vt.   VT.  a state in the northeastern US: crossed from north to south by the Green Mountains; bounded on the east by the Connecticut River and by Lake Champlain in the northwest Capital: Montpelier. Pop: 619 107 (2003 est). Area: 24 887 sq km (9609 sq miles)

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Vermont Cultural  
  1. State in the northeastern United States; one of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec, Canada, to the north; New Hampshire to the east; Massachusetts to the south; and New York to the west. Its capital is Montpelier, and its largest city is Burlington.


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It is home to the Green Mountains, from which it derives its name.

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“How do I make paying attention to the seasons in northern Vermont relevant or interesting to somebody in Germany?” she now asks herself.

From The Wall Street Journal

Within weeks, versions of “Singular Revelations” circulated throughout the country’s newspapers, appearing in Vermont, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and North Carolina, then crossing the Atlantic to Dublin and London.

From Literature

Vermont, where I teach political science, did not look like fertile ground for Jackson when he first ran for president.

From Salon

I told her I was leaving my job days later and then immediately heading to Vermont for a writing residency.

From Los Angeles Times

A little more than a year ago Shiffrin was recovering from a surgery to repair a puncture in her abdomen after a crash in Vermont.

From The Wall Street Journal