| Vermont (approved esp. for use with zip code). |
| transitive verb. |
[ver-mont] 
| a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 511,456; 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Capital: Montpelier. Abbreviation: VT (for use with zip code), Vt. |
| vacuum tube n. Abbr. VT An electron tube from which all or most of the gas has been removed, permitting electrons to move with low interaction with any remaining gas molecules. |
| Ver·mont (vər-mŏnt') 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. Ver·mont'er n. |
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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.
Note: It is home to the Green Mountains, from which it derives its name.
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