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

The first foreign head of government to attend the annual "State of the European Union" address, his visit is meant to act as a catalyst ahead of an EU-Canada summit in Montreal next month.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

He said Canada and the EU intend to hammer out their future relationship at a summit next month in Montreal.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Organizations that have said they would pledge capital toward supporting the country’s economic agenda include the Bank of Montreal and insurer Sun Life Financial, the Journal also reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Hired by the Kings the following year, Melrose took the team, featuring stars Wayne Gretzky and Luc Robitaille, to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

At McGill University in Montreal the young New Zealand-born Ernest Rutherford became interested in the new radioactive materials.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson