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butte (byo̵̅o̅t)

noun

a steep hill standing alone in a plain, esp. in the W U.S.; small mesa

Etymology: Fr, mound < OFr buter: see butt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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