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Montreux

British  
/ mɔ̃trø /

noun

  1. a town and resort in W Switzerland, in Vaud canton on Lake Geneva; annual television festival. Pop: 22 454 (2000)

"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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Anthony Cina, a 17-year-old high-school student from near Montreux, Switzerland, was waiting in line outside the bar with about 10 other people at around 1:25 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

They stayed with him through an eventful year that included a concert in Montreux, Switzerland, that ended with the venue engulfed in fire; Deep Purple memorialized the event in “Smoke on the Water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

She moved to Switzerland with her second husband, Alex Grob, where they opened the renowned Mountain Recording Studio in Montreux.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Second, the Montreux Convention, which regulates maritime access to the Black Sea, gives Turkey a say over which non-Black Sea states are allowed to pass in and out through the Bosphorus.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2022

The champion of Montreux glared at his colleague.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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