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Missoula

Missoula

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A city in western Montana in the United States known for its university and local arts
  • proper noun
  • /mɪˈzuːlə/
: Missoula
  • I was born in Missoula, Montana, where I enjoyed the vibrant university atmosphere.
  • Missoula, Montana
  • Missoula, MT

We're actually where The city of Missoula, the entryway to Hell.

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Examples

  • Hellgate Elementary School, located on the fringe of Missoula, Montana, is one of the largest K-8 units in the state.

    Academic text (1994)

  • I was born in Missoula, Montana.

    David Lynch: The Art Life (2017)

  • All the same, if we get to Missoula, help me find a car.

    Chill Factor (1999)

  • Twenty miles south, Missoula had the only shopping mall within two hundred miles.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Our route was Missoula to L.A. and then west over the Pacific to Hong Kong.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • We corresponded for several months, and I met him again after a speaking engagement in Missoula.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Typical of those efforts was what transpired in Missoula, Montana.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The 37,000-acre, all-inclusive Paws Up resort near Missoula takes glamping to unforeseen heights.

    Blog text (11)

  • Deirdre McNamer has returned to Missoula to reconnect with her roots and family.

  • As we drove through Missoula, we admired the picturesque mountains surrounding the town.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Missoula comes from a Native Salish word that people often translate as 'place of frozen water' or 'cold place'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a town by a river that froze in winter, which explains how the valley and then the city got its name.