Montserrat

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Spanish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun

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Named after the hill in Catalonia.

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Singular Montserrat

Plural -

Montserrat

1. Overseas territory of the United Kingdom, an island in the Caribbean. Official name: Montserrat.

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• Countries of the world

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Catalan mont (“‘hill’”) + serrat (“‘jagged’”).

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Montserrat f.

1. A hill near Barcelona in Catalonia, the site of a monastery.
2. A female given name, shortened from María (de) Montserrat, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Catalonia.
3. Montserrat ( the island)