Montreal

American  

[mon-tree-awl, muhn-] / ˌmɒn triˈɔl, ˌmʌn- /

noun

1. a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence.

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Montreal British  

/ ˌmɒntrɪˈɔːl /

noun

1. French name: Montréal.  a city and major port in central Canada, in S Quebec on Montreal Island at the junction of the Ottawa and St Lawrence Rivers. Pop: 1 039 534 (2001)

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Montreal Cultural  

1. City in southern Quebec province, Canada, on Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence River; a cultural, commercial, financial, and industrial center.

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Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and the second-largest city in Canada, after Toronto.

It lies at the foot of Mount Royal, for which it is named.

Other Word Forms

• Montrealer noun

Example Sentences

The population drop is the "sharpest, and only second, quarter-over-quarter decline on record dating back to the 1940s", said Bank of Montreal senior economist Robert Kavcic in an analysis.

From BBC

He'd been a manager at Montreal and Columbus for a total of four years - then he's given the Celtic job?

From BBC

The family moved from Brooklyn to Montreal, where Hoffman went to college at McGill University.

From Los Angeles Times

The show’s premiere in Montreal drew about 700 fans from as far away as Brazil, Slovenia and the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was appointed head coach of MLS outfit Montreal Impact in 2019 but left the Canadian club in 2021 in order to return to Europe.

From BBC