Montpellier

American

[mawn-pe-lyey] / mɔ̃ pɛˈljeɪ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Hérault, in S France, near the Mediterranean.

Montpellier British

/ mɔ̃pɛlje /

noun

a city in S France, the chief town of Languedoc: its university was founded by Pope Nicholas IV in 1289; wine trade. Pop: 225 392 (1999)

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The Nice project also includes public signs, evacuation exercises, and educational activities involving schools and Montpellier students.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

French government agencies and the University of Montpellier have defined a coastal evacuation zone using elevation, distance from the sea, and historical information.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The engineers from Sensat also built their first satellite -- Gaindesat-1A -- in collaboration with the University of Montpellier, launching it in 2024.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

The first is the sky above the sterile lab in Montpellier, southern France, where the device -- part of a nanosatellite -- will soon be soaring.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

They make a trip together, to a museum in Montpellier, about fifty miles to the west of Arles.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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