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The exact source of the word as the name for Jefferson's plantation home remains a mystery. However the name means"hillock" or "little mountain" in Italian, which makes sense being that the property is located on top of a steep, but small mountain in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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The name of Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, means "little mountain" in Italian. The name reflects the architectural style of the house, which is situated on a hilltop in Virginia. Jefferson designed and built Monticello himself, and it served as his primary residence for most of his life.
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Thomas Jeffersons mansion name?
monticello
What was president Jeffersons first name?
Thomas Jefferson was his full name.
What was Thomas Jeffersons nick name?
Thomas Jefferson's nick name was "the Pen of Revolution".
What was Thomas Jeffersons parakeet's name?
Tim Bennett
What is Thomas Jeffersons dad middle name?
Peter Jefferson, Thomas' father, did not have a middle name. Thomas did not either.
What was Thomas Jeffersons fathers name?
Thomas Jefferson's father was Peter Jefferson.
What is the name of john Adams home?
Peacefield, sometimes called Braintree, in Quincy Massachussetts not Montecello, that's Thomas Jeffersons second home in France
What was the name of the jeffersons home?
monticello
What is the name of jeffersons home?
Monticello, in Virginia.
What was thomas Jeffersons sons name?
Jefferson did not have any sons, except possibly for a slave son named Tom.
What is thomas jeffersons dads name?
Peter Jefferson was Thomas Jefferson's father. He was born on February 29, 1708 and died on August 17, 1757 at the age of 49.
Thomas jeffersons followers became known as?
Jeffersonians began using the name Democratic-Republicansin 1796.So,the answer is Democratic-Republicans.
