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Mont·gom·er·y M0407000 (mŏnt-gŭm′ə-rē, -gŭm′rē) The capital of Alabama, in the southeast-central part of the state south-southeast of Birmingham. Long an important cotton and livestock market and port on the Alabama River, it served as the first capital of the Confederacy (February to May 1861). In the 1960s, it was the site of the Montgomery bus boycott, a major civil rights protest led by Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr.Montgomery (məntˈɡʌmərɪ) n (Placename) a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River: state capital; capital of the Confederacy (1861). Pop: 200 123 (2003 est)
Montgomery (məntˈɡʌmərɪ) n1. (Biography) Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, nicknamed Monty. 1887–1976, British field marshal. As commander of the 8th Army in North Africa, he launched the offensive, beginning with the victory at El Alamein (1942), that drove Rommel's forces back to Tunis. He also commanded the ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1944) and accepted Germany's surrender at Lüneburg Heath (May 7, 1945)2. (Biography) L(ucy) M(aud). 1874–1942, Canadian writer; her novels include Anne of Green Gables (1908) and its sequels.Mont•gom•er•y (mɒntˈgʌm ə ri, -ˈgʌm ri)
n. 1. Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ( “Monty” ), 1887–1976, British field marshal. 2. the capital of Alabama, in the central part, on the Alabama River. 196,363. 3. Montgomeryshire. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Montgomery - Canadian novelist (1874-1942) L. M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery | | 2. | Montgomery - English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976)1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Sir Bernard Law Montgomery | | 3. | Montgomery - the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile Rivercapital of AlabamaAlabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War |
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ancient entrenchment of W England and E Wales, from the Dee estuary to near the estuary of the Wye River. It was built in the 8th cent. by Offa, king of Mercia, as a barrier against the Welsh and lies mainly along the England-Wales boundary.
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Montgomery, city (1990 pop. 187,106), state capital and seat of Montgomery co., E central Ala., near the head of navigation on the Alabama River just below the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers, and in the rich Black BeltBlack Belt,
term applied to several areas of Mississippi and Alabama, the heart of the Old South, which are characterized by black soil and excellent cotton-growing conditions. The Black Belt area was historically important as the nation's main cotton producer in the mid-1800s.
..... Click the link for more information. ; inc. 1819. It is an industrial city and an important market center for lumber and agricultural goods, especially livestock and dairy products. There are stockyards and meatpacking plants. Manufactures include motor vehicles and vehicle parts, commercial fertilizer, furniture, air conditioning and heating units, food items, and paper. Montgomery became the state capital in 1847 and boomed as a river port and cotton market. The city has been called the "Cradle of the Confederacy." In the capitol building (erected 1857) the convention met (Feb., 1861) that formed the Confederate States of America. Jefferson DavisDavis, Jefferson,
1808–89, American statesman, President of the Southern Confederacy, b. Fairview, near Elkton, Ky. His birthday was June 3. Early Life
Davis's parents moved to Mississippi when he was a boy.
..... Click the link for more information. was inaugurated president on the capitol steps, and the city served as the Confederate capital until the seat was moved to Richmond in May, 1861. The city was occupied by Union troops in the spring of 1865. During the civil-rights movement in the 1950s and 60s, Montgomery was marked by demonstrations led by Martin Luther KingKing, Martin Luther, Jr.,
1929–68, American clergyman and civil-rights leader, b. Atlanta, Ga., grad. Morehouse College (B.A., 1948), Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D., 1951), Boston Univ. (Ph.D., 1955).
..... Click the link for more information. , Jr., who was a minister there in the mid-1950s. In Dec., 1955, African Americans organized a nonviolent boycott of the segregated public bus system; by the following year a desegregation edict regarding public transportation was issued. Racial unrest ensued in the 1960s. The city is the seat of Alabama State Univ., a campus of Auburn Univ., Southern Christian Univ., and Huntingdon College. Maxwell Air Force Base, adjoining the city on the northwest, and its Gunter Annex, on the northeast, are the home of Air Univ. In addition to the historic state capitol, points of interest in Montgomery include the "first White House of the Confederacy" (built c.1825), preserved as a Confederate museum; a planetarium; a museum of fine arts; the state archives and history museum; many antebellum homes and buildings; the Civil Rights Memorial by Maya LinLin, Maya Ying
, 1959–, American architect and sculptor, b. Athens, Ohio. Lin's work is known for its visual poetry and sensitive mingling of highly abstract form with meaning.
..... Click the link for more information. ; and the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice and other civil rights museums. Montgomery a city in the southern USA, located on the Alabama River. Capital of the state of Alabama. Population, 133,400; with suburbs, 201,000; 1970). Nearly one-third of the population are Negroes. The city is a major transportation center and has an airport. Montgomery is an important commercial center for such commodities as cotton and timber; the textile, food, and chemical industries also operate there. Montgomerymercenary chief proverbially kept for himself all the booty. [Fr. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 618]See: GreedMontgomery1 Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, nicknamed Monty. 1887--1976, British field marshal. As commander of the 8th Army in North Africa, he launched the offensive, beginning with the victory at El Alamein (1942), that drove Rommel's forces back to Tunis. He also commanded the ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1944) and accepted Germany's surrender at L?neburg Heath (May 7, 1945)
Montgomery2 a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River: state capital; capital of the Confederacy (1861). Pop.: 200 123 (2003 est.) Montgomery
Mont·gom·er·y (mont-gŏm'ĕr-ē), William F., Irish obstetrician, 1797-1859. See: Montgomery follicles, Montgomery glands, Montgomery tubercles. AcronymsSeeMNGMontgomery
Related to Montgomery: Montgomery Ward, Montgomery Bus Boycott, General MontgomerySynonyms for Montgomerynoun Canadian novelist (1874-1942)Synonyms- L. M. Montgomery
- Lucy Maud Montgomery
noun English general during World War IISynonyms- 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
- Bernard Law Montgomery
- Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
noun the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile RiverSynonymsRelated Words- Alabama
- Camellia State
- Heart of Dixie
- AL
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