NOUN (2)

1. a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides;

2. a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper;

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Butte \Butte\, n. [F. See Butt a bound.]
   A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the
   general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to
   peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region.
   [1913 Webster]

         The creek . . . passes by two remarkable buttes of red
         conglomerate.                            --Ruxton.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

butte
    n 1: a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has
         a flat top and sloping sides
    2: a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "butte":
   anthill, barrow, brae, down, drumlin, dune, fell, foothills, hill,
   hillock, hummock, knob, knoll, molehill, monticle, monticule, moor,
   mound, sand dune, swell



U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Butte -- U.S. County in Idaho
   Population (2000):    2899
   Housing Units (2000): 1290
   Land area (2000):     2232.847529 sq. miles (5783.048305 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.740151 sq. miles (1.916981 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2233.587680 sq. miles (5784.965286 sq. km)
   Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
   Location:             43.686343 N, 113.199944 W
   Headwords:
    Butte
    Butte, ID
    Butte County
    Butte County, ID


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Butte -- U.S. County in South Dakota
   Population (2000):    9094
   Housing Units (2000): 4059
   Land area (2000):     2248.511409 sq. miles (5823.617568 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    17.844312 sq. miles (46.216553 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2266.355721 sq. miles (5869.834121 sq. km)
   Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
   Location:             44.753616 N, 103.618567 W
   Headwords:
    Butte
    Butte, SD
    Butte County
    Butte County, SD


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Butte -- U.S. County in California
   Population (2000):    203171
   Housing Units (2000): 85523
   Land area (2000):     1639.488430 sq. miles (4246.255361 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    37.617325 sq. miles (97.428420 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1677.105755 sq. miles (4343.683781 sq. km)
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             39.648354 N, 121.646310 W
   Headwords:
    Butte
    Butte, CA
    Butte County
    Butte County, CA


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Butte, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
   Population (2000):    2561
   Housing Units (2000): 964
   Land area (2000):     40.280571 sq. miles (104.326196 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.744610 sq. miles (1.928531 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    41.025181 sq. miles (106.254727 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            09710
   Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
   Location:             61.548030 N, 149.026617 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     99645
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Butte, AK
    Butte


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Butte-Silver Bow, MT -- U.S. unknown location type in Montana
   Population (2000):    33892
   Housing Units (2000): 15833
   Land area (2000):     716.111749 sq. miles (1854.720837 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.664919 sq. miles (1.722132 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    716.776668 sq. miles (1856.442969 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11397
   Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
   Location:             45.960929 N, 112.562536 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     59750
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Butte-Silver Bow, MT
    Butte-Silver Bow
    Butte, MT
    Butte


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Butte, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    366
   Housing Units (2000): 199
   Land area (2000):     0.421875 sq. miles (1.092652 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.421875 sq. miles (1.092652 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            07485
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             42.911549 N, 98.846830 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     68722
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Butte, NE
    Butte


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Butte, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
   Population (2000):    92
   Housing Units (2000): 82
   Land area (2000):     0.250901 sq. miles (0.649831 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.250901 sq. miles (0.649831 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11180
   Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
   Location:             47.837434 N, 100.664807 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     58723
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Butte, ND
    Butte