butte

Meanings

• noun

  A small hill or mound, especially one that is rounded in shape and formed by natural processes.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with butte
ute , mute , hute

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Variants

List of all variants of butte that leads to same result
butte , buttes , Butte , Fossil Butte National Monument

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Etymology

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From Old French butte, meaning 'mound, hill'.

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Trivia

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1. The Butte County Fair in California is one of the oldest county fairs in the United States, having been established in 1855.

2. The Butte des Morts in Quebec, Canada, is a large, shallow lake that was formed by the confluence of the Saint Maurice and Saint Francis rivers.

3. The Butte-Chaumont Park in Paris, France, is a popular urban park that features a large artificial lake and a butte with a viewpoint at its summit.

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Related Concepts

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1. mesa: A large, flat-topped hill or mountain with steep sides, often found in desert regions. Buttes and mesas are geological formations that share similar characteristics.

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Culture

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Buttes are often used as landmarks and can be found in various landscapes such as deserts, plains, and grasslands. In literature, buttes have been used as settings for stories and poems, such as Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Domain of Arnheim' and Wallace Stegner's 'Angle of Repose'.

How to Memorize "butte"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small, rounded hill or mound in your mind's eye. Visualize its shape and the natural surroundings that might be found near it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'butte' with the image of a small hill or mound. Remember that it is a natural geological formation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'butte' as 'Bring Up The Terrain Easy' to help remember its meaning.

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