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Montserrat
[ mont-suh-rat; Spanish mawn-ser-raht ]
noun
- an island in the Leeward Islands, in the SE West Indies: a British crown colony. 39½ sq. mi. (102 sq. km). : Plymouth.
- a mountain in NE Spain, NW of Barcelona: the site of Montserrat Monastery. 4,058 feet (1,237 meters).
Montserrat
noun
- ˌmɒntsəˈræt a volcanic island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: a UK Overseas Territory: much of the island rendered uninhabitable by volcanic eruptions in 1997. Capital: Brades (replacing Plymouth, effectively destroyed by the eruption). Pop: 5189 (2013 est). Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
- mɔnsɛˈrrat a mountain in NE Spain, northwest of Barcelona: famous Benedictine monastery. Height: 1235 m (4054 ft) Ancient nameMons Serratusmɒnz səˈrætəs
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In court on Monday, lawyers said three people with criminal convictions may be sent to the island of Montserrat - a British territory in the Caribbean - to serve their sentences.
"The disease got to Montserrat as well and completely wiped the species off the map," says Andrew Cunningham, the deputy director of science at the ZSL.
Montserrat Anguera, a geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania who was not involved in the study, said the scenario was plausible.
Tonn fired five shots from his rifle from inside the truck through its windshield, striking Montserrat in the back of the head, according to the documents.
“If they come to sing other kinds of songs, they are welcome,” said Mayor Montserrat Caballero, threatening those who performed the ballads with fines of up to $57,000.
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