Vermont

Ver·mont  (vr-mnt) Abbr. VT or Vt.

A state of the northeast United States bordering on Canada. It was admitted as the 14th state in 1791. Explored by Samuel de Champlain in 1609, the region was first permanently settled by the British in 1724. Claims to the area were relinquished by Massachusetts in 1781, New Hampshire in 1782, and New York in 1790. Montpelier is the capital and Burlington the largest city. Population: 621,000.

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Vermont [vɜːˈmɒnt]

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(Placename) 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.: 608 827 (2000). Area: 24 887 sq. km (9609 sq. miles) Abbreviations Vt (with zip code), VT

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Vermont - a state in New England               Green Mountain State, VT U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 New England - a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut capital of Vermont, Montpelier - capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont Bennington - a town in southwestern Vermont Brattleboro - a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River Burlington - the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont Rutland - a town in central Vermont Green Mountains - a range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from south to north through Vermont Lake Champlain, Champlain - a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812 Taconic Mountains - a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont