Montanan
Treasure State resident
A Montanan is a person from Montana, the northwestern U.S. state known for its mountains and vast open spaces.
The word also works as an adjective: Montanan hospitality, the Montanan wilderness.
Native Montanans sometimes distinguish themselves from recent transplants.
Montana's informal name
- RockiesNorth American mountain chain
- YellowstoneOriginal U.S. national park
- Missouri RiverMajor central waterway
- Great FallsRapids on the Potomac
Bozeman · Helena · Missoula · Bitterroot · Continental Divide · prairie · plains · badlands
Tough and uneven
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- independentFree from external control
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- resilientAble to recover quickly
stoic · outdoorsman · rancher · cowboy · neighborly · resourceful · unpretentious · laconic
Early 1800s expedition leaders
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
expedition · trapper · fur trade · wagon train · territory · Sacagawea · mining camp · Virginia City
Advance arrangement to hold
- BlackfeetPlains indigenous nation
- SalishNorthwest Coast indigenous group
- CheyennePlains tribe or state capital
- powwowCeremonial tribal gathering
tribal · treaty · Little Bighorn · Sitting Bull · Crazy Horse · Chief Joseph · native lands
Large wild ox
- elkLarge North American cervid
- grizzlyLarge brown bear subspecies
- troutFreshwater game fish
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
wildlife · pronghorn · eagle · moose · wolf · cutthroat trout · huckleberry · wildflower
Big Sky Country
Montana's informal name
- RockiesNorth American mountain chain
- YellowstoneOriginal U.S. national park
- Missouri RiverMajor central waterway
Great Falls · Bozeman · Helena · Missoula · Bitterroot · Continental Divide · prairie · plains · badlands · high plains
rugged
Tough and uneven
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- independentFree from external control
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
resilient · stoic · outdoorsman · rancher · cowboy · neighborly · resourceful · unpretentious · laconic · frontier spirit
Lewis and Clark
Early 1800s expedition leaders
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
settler · expedition · trapper · fur trade · wagon train · territory · Sacagawea · mining camp · Virginia City · cattle drive
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- BlackfeetPlains indigenous nation
- SalishNorthwest Coast indigenous group
- CheyennePlains tribe or state capital
powwow · tribal · treaty · Little Bighorn · Sitting Bull · Crazy Horse · Chief Joseph · native lands
bison
Large wild ox
wilderness · wildlife · pronghorn · eagle · moose · wolf · cutthroat trout · huckleberry · wildflower · sagebrush
MontananNew Yorker
Resident of a major metropolis
Hawaiian · out-of-stater · Floridian · Texan · Californian
MontananNew Yorker
Resident of a major metropolis
Manhattanite · Floridian · Hawaiian · city dweller · urbanite
MontananRhode Islander
Resident of smallest state
New Yorker · Californian · Connecticuter · city dweller · urbanite
- Joe Montana
- Hannah MontanaFictional teenage double-life singer
- Tony Montana