Advertisement

Advertisement

Montmartre

[ mawn-mar-truh ]

noun

  1. a hilly section in the N part of Paris, France: noted for the artists who have frequented and lived in the area.


Montmartre

/ mɔ̃martrə /

noun

  1. a district of N Paris, on a hill above the Seine: the highest point in the city; famous for its associations with many artists


Discover More

Example Sentences

They married in 1935 and moved to Paris the following year, renting a flat in Montmartre.

His great pang in Montmartre was the Russian poet, and legendary beauty, Anna Akhmatova.

She was on the fifth floor of a gloomy house on rue Montmartre, where Gobseck had called to collect a note signed by her.

There is now no dancing nor merry-making up at Montmartre, the real artists' quarter.

Indeed, after going a few steps down the Rue Montmartre, they turned to the right.

This cemetery going out of use, the ground, which lay on the right of the old road to Montmartre, was given to a market.

Thus accoutred, he descended the stairs of the house in which he lived at Montmartre.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


MontmagnyMontmorency