Clermont
English
Proper noun
Clermont
- Short for Clermont-Ferrand.
- A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A commune of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- A commune of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- A commune of Occitanie, France.
- A town in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec; named for Clermont-Ferrand in honor of Blaise Pascal.
- A town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec.
- A city in Florida.
- A town in Georgia, United States.
- A town in Indiana.
- A city in Iowa.
- A town in New York; named for the nearby Taconic mountains.
- A town in Queensland; named for Clermont-Ferrand, the hometown of a founder.
- A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; named after an early landowner.
Derived terms
French
Etymology
The municipality is named after a French soldier, the sieur de Clermont (d. 1690).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɛʁ.mɔ̃/
Audio (Paris) (file) - Hyphenation: Cler‧mont
- Rhymes: -ɔ̃
Proper noun
Clermont m
Derived terms
- Clermontain, Clermontaine
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