"Butte" meaning in English

See Butte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Buttes [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps a variant spelling of Butt. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Butt}} Butt Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Butte (countable and uncountable, plural Buttes)
  1. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Butte-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A placename
    A census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Alaska, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Alaska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Butte-en-name-RER2XK2T
  3. A placename
    A city, the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States, with which it is a consolidated city-county known as Butte-Silver Bow.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Montana, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Montana, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Butte-en-name-mp9X9dXL Categories (other): County seats of Montana, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 29 50 11 8
  4. A placename
    A village, the county seat of Boyd County, Nebraska, United States.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Nebraska, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Butte-en-name-X741qrs5 Categories (other): County seats of Nebraska, USA
  5. A placename
    A city and village in McLean County, North Dakota, United States.     Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in North Dakota, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Butte-en-name-S6VxHMEZ

Inflected forms

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