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VT

14 2.5
A short form for the US state Vermont
  • noun
  • /viː tiː/
translation icon : Vermont
  • Other Voices: Hidden Histories of Liverpool's Popular Music Scenes, 1930s-1970s. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2010. Print.
  • Burlington, VT
  • Colchester, VT
  • Williston, VT

Examples

  • I visited Montpelier, VT, which is the smallest state capital in the United States.

  • We hope to move back to our home state of VT sometime in the spring.

    Blog text (3)

  • I continued my New England loop singing The Anthem for WTSA Radio in Brattelboro, VT.

    National Anthem Girl (2019)

  • Harp, David, Blues and Rock Harmonica Made Easy, Second Revised Edition. Middlesex, VT: Musical I. Press, 1993.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Session conducted at the AACN Region 1 Horizons 2010 Critical Care Symposium, Burlington, VT.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Vermont Food Education Every Day (VT FEED) provides a concrete example of how SCT can be incorporated into FTS programs.

    Academic text (2013)

  • For more information, contact the National Gardening Association at 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington, VT 05401; 802/863-1308.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The new restaurant in Burlington, VT, has become quite popular among locals.

  • She moved to VT last year to enjoy the beautiful fall foliage and rural lifestyle.

Synonyms

Vermont
vsVT
199 1.7

A state in the northeast of the United States with Montpelier as its capital

is the shortened written form used instead of the full name
Vt.
vsVT
  • US
4.1

A short form for the U.S. state Vermont

is written without a period and in all uppercase letters
Green Mountain State
vsVT
4.5

A US state in New England known for mountains and maple syrup

is the formal abbreviated label rather than a regional or poetic name

Surface Forms

VT singular
Vermont singular

Etymology

The word VT is the short abbreviation for Vermont, and the name Vermont comes from the French words vert ('green') and mont ('mountain'). So Vermont is the 'Green Mountain' state, and VT is the short form you see on addresses and maps.