Montpellier

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɒnˈpɛlieɪ/, /mɒnˌpɛliˈeɪ/

Proper noun

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Montpellier

  1. A city, the capital of the Hérault department, Occitanie, France, formerly the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon.

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French

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin mōns (mountain) Pessulanus, Pestellarius, pislerius, pistillarius, variant of pastellus (woad, dye).

The municipality of Québec is named after postmaster Louis Beaulieu, dit Montpellier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔ̃.pɛ.lje/ ~ /mɔ̃.pe.lje/, (sometimes proscribed) /mɔ̃.pə.lje/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mont‧pel‧lier
  • Rhymes: -e

Proper noun

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Montpellier m

  1. Montpellier (a city in the Hérault department, Occitania, France)
  2. A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

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References

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  • Parker (1832): The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 13

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Montpellier.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(h)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ɾ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ɾ)/, /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ɾ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(χ)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ɻ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ɻ)/, /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ɻ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ɻ)/
 

Proper noun

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Montpellier f

  1. Montpellier (a city, the regional capital of Languedoc-Roussillon, France)