Missoula
English
Etymology
From Montana Salish nmesuletkw (“place of frozen water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪˈzuːlə/
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Proper noun
Missoula
- A city, the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, United States.
- 2017 February 10, Maureen O'Hare, “Great-grandmother cycles 10,000 miles – and she’s not stopping”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 28 February 2025:
- MacDonald says most people stay with her two nights in Missoula “because it’s really a nice biking town and Adventure Cycling is located there.”
- 2025 July 3, Will McGough, “There’s world-class wilderness in every direction, but Missoula is far more than a gateway”, in CNN[2], archived from the original on 5 July 2025:
- Because Missoula is so remote, people often think there’s no diversity or culture, he explained, and they don’t realize how much is going on here until they come and see for themselves.