Montpellier

[ mawn-pe-lyey ]

/ mɔ̃ pɛˈlyeɪ /

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noun

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

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How to use Montpellier in a sentence

It’s not just the wind that’s fierce in this coastal area, between Barcelona and Montpellier.
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Inspired by a friend who had previously stayed in a similar set-up in Lisbon and New York, she booked a space at a co-living property in Montpellier.
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In 2019, Duguma raised this question at the World Congress on Agroforestry in Montpellier, France.
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In Montpellier, in the south of France, where my parents were researchers in the humanities.
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The two got together in Montpellier in February, just before the lockdown.
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A wandering Jewish doctor from the school of Montpellier gave more efficient aid.
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Afterwards he studied medicine in Montpellier and surgery in Paris.
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He was educated at Montpellier, and practised surgery for a time in France.
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My bodily condition has become pitiable, and it was determined that I should go to Montpellier to consult a physician.
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Down at Montpellier Bernard Gordon suggested red light for smallpox.
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British Dictionary definitions for Montpellier

Montpellier

/ (French 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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