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Definition of butte noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

butte

noun
 
/bjuːt/
 
/bjuːt/
(especially North American English)
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  1. a hill that is flat on top and is separate from other high ground
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, ‘mound’, from Old French but, of unknown origin.
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