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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Montreal

Sinner, who beat Alexander Zverev to win the Wimbledon title this month, said he had withdrawn from the ATP tournament, which takes place from 2-13 August in Montreal, to prioritise his health.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

We had one event in a fraternity house backyard in Virginia, we had events in Mexico City and Montreal … canned food drives, blood drives or, you know, register to vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Union Pacific reached a deal with Canadian National Railway on Wednesday, giving the Montreal railroad further access in the Midwest in exchange for CN ending its opposition to the blockbuster merger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Simon Prefontaine, a game designer at Bethesda Game Studios' Montreal office, says his studio works on "core franchises" such as Fallout and The Elder Scrolls.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The previous Saturday, it had been a pregnant opera singer from Montreal.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead