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

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Montreal

Top-selling author Thelyson Orelien is "devastated" by the scandal over his alleged use of AI to write his debut novel and has returned home to Montreal, friends and fellow writers say.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Rodney Saint-Eloi, another Haitian writer from Montreal, also defended Orelien, telling AFP that "a young man is being publicly assassinated, that's what hurts me the most."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Dos Santos, who is fluent in four languages, was born in Montreal and split his childhood between Quebec and Portugal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Brandon McNulty became the first American winner of the men's road race world title in 33 years with a stunning victory in Montreal.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

It was supposed to carry Billy and twenty-eight other optometrists to a convention in Montreal.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut