| Montagnard |
a member of a people of mixed ethnic origins inhabiting the highlands of central Vietnam. |
| Montana |
a northwestern U.S. state on the Canadian border between North Dakota and Idaho. (abbr.: MT) |
| montane |
designating the biogeographic zone in mountain regions that is below timberline and is moist and cool. |
| monte |
a card game played with a deck of forty cards in which a player selects two of four cards and bets that one will be matched by the dealer before the other. |
| Montenegro |
a Balkan republic bordered by the Adriatic Sea, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. |
| Monterey Jack |
a mild, soft, pale yellow cheese. |
| montero |
a rounded Spanish cap with side flaps, worn by hunters. |
| Montessori |
of or pertaining to the philosophy of child-rearing and education developed by Maria Montessori. (See Montessori, Maria.) |
| Montessori method |
a system for teaching young children that encourages self-motivated education, the training of the senses, and early development of reading and writing skills. |
| Montevideo |
the seaport capital of Uruguay. |
| Montezuma II |
the last emperor of the Aztec civilization, who reigned from 1502-1550 (b.1466?--d.1520). |
| Montgomery |
the capital of Alabama. |
| month |
one of the twelve divisions of the year as specified in the Gregorian calendar, such as January or October. [3 definitions] |
| monthly |
relating to a month. [5 definitions] |
| Montpelier |
the capital of Vermont. |
| Montrachet |
a white wine from the Burgundy area of France. |
| monument |
something made or erected in commemoration of an event, achievement, or person. [3 definitions] |
| monumental |
massive, imposing, or extremely conspicuous. [3 definitions] |
| monumentalize |
to establish a lasting record of; commemorate or memorialize, as by building a monument. |
| -mony |
state, condition, or result. |
| moo |
to utter the long, low sound made by a cow; low. [2 definitions] |