Montreal

See also: Montréal

English

A panorama of Montreal.

Etymology

French From Montréal; From Mont Royal (“Mount Royal”), after the nearby mountain by Jacques Cartier. It is uncertain how Royal became -real. A common explanation is that real is the Middle French form of Royal, but Cartier himself recorded le mont Royal when he named it. It may have perhaps been from the Italian G.B. Rasmusio's 1556 map translating the name to Italian as Monte Real.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmɒn.tɹiˈɔːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɑn.tɹiˈɔl/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌmʌn.tɹiːˈɒl/
  • Audio (Canada)(file)

Proper noun

Montreal

  1. A river port and the largest city in Quebec, Canada
  2. An island on which city in Quebec is situated.

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German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Montreal n (genitive Montreals)

  1. Montreal (city in Canada)

Middle French

Etymology

mont +‎ real; The island was named after the mountain located on it, mont Royal, which was named by Jacques Cartier.

Proper noun

Montreal

  1. Montreal, an island on the Saint Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint Laurent) at its confluence with the Ottawa River.

Descendants

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔnˈtrɛ.al/
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Proper noun

Montreal m

  1. Montreal (city in Canada)

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French Montréal.

Proper noun

Montreal f

  1. Montreal (a city in Quebec, Canada)

Spanish

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Proper noun

Montreal f

  1. Montreal (a city in Quebec)
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