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butte

  [byoot]
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–noun Western U.S. and Canada.
an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
Origin:
1650–60, Americanism; < North American F; F: low hill, mound, OF: landmark, target, appar. fem. deriv. of but butt 2
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Butte

  [byoot]
–noun
a city in SW Montana: mining center. 37,205.
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butte   (byōōt)   
n.   Chiefly Western U.S.
A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has sloping sides and a flat top.

[French, from Old French butt, mound behind targets; see butt3.]
Butte   (byōōt)   
A city of southwest Montana south-southwest of Helena. It has been a mining center since its settlement in the 1860s and enjoyed its greatest importance after the discovery of copper deposits in 1880. Population: 32,100.
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Word Origin & History

butte 
1805, Amer.Eng., from Fr., from O.Fr. butte "mound, knoll" (see butt (n.3)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
butte   (byt)  Pronunciation Key 
A steep-sided hill with a flat top, often standing alone in an otherwise flat area. A butte is smaller than a mesa.
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Butte

city, seat (1881) of Silver Bow county, southwestern Montana, U.S., on the western slope of the Continental Divide.

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