[mont-suh-rat; for 2 also Sp. mawn-ser-raht] 
| 1. | an island in the Leeward Islands, in the SE West Indies: a British crown colony. 12,162; 39 1/2 sq. mi. (102 sq. km). Capital: Plymouth. |
| 2. | a mountain in NE Spain, NW of Barcelona: the site of Montserrat Monastery. 4058 ft. (1237 m). |
| Mont·ser·rat (mŏnt'sə-rāt') An island in the Leeward Islands of the British West Indies northwest of Guadeloupe. Discovered and named by Columbus in 1493, it was colonized by the English after 1632 but held by the French at various periods before being awarded to Great Britain in 1783. |
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