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

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Example Sentences

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Montreal

The 24-year-old from Chiang Mai in northern Thailand lives in Montreal, a fugitive from four 112 charges which have been filed against her.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

But von der Leyen used the term after landing in Montreal on Wednesday, saying the sides will "start discussing how to make Canada the first associate member of the EU."

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

One of the first reports included an account of an anti-Nazi rally in Montreal, Canada, which Bevan addressed in 1934.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Before we moved to Europe, we went on a weekend trip to Montreal.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Verdun section of Montreal was in no sense a dressy neighborhood, and I was convinced that every passer-by was giving me a second, basically censorious look.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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