Montpellier

[mawn-pe-lyey]

noun

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

Montpellier

/ mɔ̃pɛlje /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

Several thousand people gathered in Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux and Montpellier.

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Far from the remote mountain landscape you might imagine, Perrier's water is pumped from deep aquifers in the coastal plain between Nîmes and Montpellier, a short drive from the Mediterranean.

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La Rochelle's Will Skelton, as well as Taniela Tupou, Tom Hooper and Langi Gleeson - who will play for Racing 92, Exeter and Montpellier respectively next season - are among those who may benefit.

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After three gruelling days in the Pyrenees mountains, the 166 remaining riders faced a transitional stage before the second and final rest day of this year's Tour in Montpellier.

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The race resumes on Tuesday with a 171.5km ride from Montpellier and ending with a mammoth climb up Mont Ventoux.

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