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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest Montana south-southwest of Helena. It grew in the late 1800s as a mining town, especially after the discovery of copper.
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- proper noun a
city inMontana
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Examples
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BUTTE - St. James Healthcare in Butte has named a new chief executive officer.
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The Auberge de la Butte is a small oozing-with-charm resto where we had the best sole and a gratin de banane that we'll never forget.
What to Do in Paris / Que faire a Paris? - French Word-A-Day 2009
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But now I'm in Butte, Montana, where Books & Books has all I need in a tiny space, and Second Edition Books works for the used ones.
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I can't wait, I live in Butte and I'm looking forward to taking many trips there!
Cabelas in Montana! 2009
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I live in Butte Montana and live in the woods and I see more game than I could imagine.
In your opinion what is the best state for hunt the most diverse game. 2009
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I can't wait, I live in Butte and I'm looking forward to taking many trips there!
Cabelas in Montana! 2009
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The site of Ishi's discovery is California Historical Landmark no. 809, six miles north of Oroville in Butte County.
Theodora Kroeber 2010
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I live in Butte Montana and live in the woods and I see more game than I could imagine.
In your opinion what is the best state for hunt the most diverse game. 2009
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Here in Butte, with the Rocky Mountains in the distance and the Continental Divide only a few miles away, that was not the case for Senator Barack Obama.
On the Road: Montana Outtakes - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Davis Guggenheim, the Academy Award-winning director of “An Inconvenient Truth,” was on hand in Butte with a large crew to film Mr. Obama.
On the Road: Montana Outtakes - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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