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Montreal

[ mon-tree-awl, muhn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence.

Montreal

/ ˌmɒntrɪˈɔːl /

noun

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) French nameMontréalmɔ̃real

Montreal

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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Notes

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.

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Other Words From

Montre·aler noun

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Example Sentences

By car the Trapp Family Lodge is 2.5 hours from Montréal and six hours from New York.

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