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Montreuil

American  
[mawn-trœ-yuh] / mɔ̃ˈtrœ jə /

noun

  1. a suburb of Paris, in N France.


Montreuil British  
/ mɔ̃trœj /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"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

"More studies are needed to understand the respective roles and the combined contribution of parents in child development," says Prof. Montreuil.

From Science Daily Nov. 7, 2023

After trying many different makes, I have found that the Sécateur Montreuil, which I have now procured for several years from MM.

From Roses and Rose Growing by Rose Georgina Kingsley

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