Montreuil

American  

[mawn-trœ-y^uh] / mɔ̃ˈtrœ yə /

noun

1. a suburb of Paris, in N France.

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Montreuil British  

/ mɔ̃trœj /

noun

1. an E suburb of Paris: formerly famous for peaches, but now industrialized. Pop: 90 674 (1999)

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Example Sentences

"The producers were asking: 'Could we do it in Marseille or Montreuil?',"

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

At roughly the same time another person is seen doing the same at a mosque in the eastern suburb of Montreuil.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

On the walls of the Paris suburb of Montreuil there once grew peaches of legendary richness, and a very few are still cultivated with the tenderness afforded to babies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

"Our study shows that both mothers' and fathers' well-being are important to promote the cognitive-behavioural development of their children, and that they are potentially complementary," says Prof. Montreuil.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2023

To-morrow I shall take you back to the curé of Montreuil, who will, I trust, absolve us both.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various