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Montreal

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See also: Montréal and Mont-real

English

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A panorama of Montreal.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French Montréal; from Mont Royal (“Mount Royal”) (mont +‎ royal), after the nearby hill 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 Monte Real.[1]

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Proper noun

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Montreal

  1. A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
    2. A river port, the largest city in Quebec, Canada.
      Synonym: City of Montreal
      • 2024 September 21, Eve Livingston, “‘Students want to stay here now rather than disappear to London’: how design transformed the city of Dundee”, in The Guardian‎[2], archived from the original on 4 July 2025:
        This year’s festival will mark 10 years since Unesco designated Dundee a design city, alongside Berlin, Montreal, Istanbul and others.
    4. An island of Quebec, Canada, on which the city is situated.
      Synonyms: Island of Montreal, Montreal Island
      Coordinate term: 514
    5. Ellipsis of Montreal Archipelago: an archipelago on the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, which contains the island.
      Synonym: Hochelaga Archipelago
    6. An administrative region of Quebec, Canada, containing the island.
      Synonyms: Montreal Region, Region of Montreal, Region 6, Region 06
    7. A metropolitan area in Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.
    8. (historical) A former county of Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.
      Synonyms: County of Montreal, Montreal County
    9. A district of Quebec, Canada, containing the county.
      Synonyms: District of Montreal, Montreal District
      1. (judicial) A judicial district in Quebec, Canada.
      2. (historical) A former administrative district of Quebec, Canada.
    10. (historical) A district of Quebec, British North America.
    11. (historical) A district of Canada, New France.
  2. A river in Algoma and Sudbury districts, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A river in Timiskaming district, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A river in No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States.
  6. A small city in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
  7. A river on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, United States.
  8. A river in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States.

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Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Jean Poirier (22 August 2014), “Geographical Name - Island of Montreal”, in Natural Resources Canada‎[1], published 1979, archived from the original on 3 August 2016

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Proper noun

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Montreal m

  1. Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

German

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Proper noun

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Montreal n (proper noun, genitive Montreals or (optionally with an article) Montreal)

  1. Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

Middle French

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Montreal

  1. an island of the Saint Lawrence River, in modern Canada, at its confluence with the Ottawa River.

Descendants

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  • English: Montreal
  • French: Montréal

Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

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Montreal

  1. alternative form of Montréal, Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

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Montreal

  1. alternative form of Montréal, Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Montreal, from French Montréal, from Mont Royal (“Mount Royal”), after the nearby mountain by Jacques Cartier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔnˈtrɛ.al/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛal
  • Syllabification: Mon‧tre‧al

Proper noun

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Montreal m inan

  1. Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

Declension

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Declension of Montreal
singular
nominative Montreal
genitive Montrealu
dative Montrealowi
accusative Montreal
instrumental Montrealem
locative Montrealu
vocative Montrealu

Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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  • “Montreal”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French Montréal.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mõ.tɾiˈal/ [mõ.tɾiˈaɫ], (faster) /mõˈtɾjal/ [mõˈtɾjaɫ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mõ.tɾiˈa.li/, (faster) /mõˈtɾja.li/

    Proper noun

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    Montreal f

    1. Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

    Slovak

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /mɔntreal/, [ˈmɔntreal]
    • Rhymes: -eal
    • Hyphenation: Mon‧tre‧al

    Proper noun

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    Montreal m inan (genitive singular Montrealu, declension pattern of dub)

    1. Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

    References

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    • “Montreal”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

    Spanish

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From French Montréal.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /montɾeˈal/ [mõn̪.t̪ɾeˈal]
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Syllabification: Mon‧tre‧al

    Proper noun

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    Montreal f

    1. Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    From French Montréal

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    Noun

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    Montreal (definite accusative Montreali, plural Montrealler)

    1. Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)

    Declension

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    Declension of Montreal
    singular plural
    nominative Montreal Montrealler
    definite accusative Montreali Montrealleri
    dative Montreale Montreallere
    locative Montrealde Montreallerde
    ablative Montrealden Montreallerden
    genitive Montrealin Montreallerin
    Possessive forms
    nominative
    singular plural
    1st singular Montrealim Montreallerim
    2nd singular Montrealin Montreallerin
    3rd singular Montreali Montrealleri
    1st plural Montrealimiz Montreallerimiz
    2nd plural Montrealiniz Montrealleriniz
    3rd plural Montrealleri Montrealleri
    definite accusative
    singular plural
    1st singular Montrealimi Montreallerimi
    2nd singular Montrealini Montreallerini
    3rd singular Montrealini Montreallerini
    1st plural Montrealimizi Montreallerimizi
    2nd plural Montrealinizi Montreallerinizi
    3rd plural Montreallerini Montreallerini
    dative
    singular plural
    1st singular Montrealime Montreallerime
    2nd singular Montrealine Montreallerine
    3rd singular Montrealine Montreallerine
    1st plural Montrealimize Montreallerimize
    2nd plural Montrealinize Montreallerinize
    3rd plural Montreallerine Montreallerine
    locative
    singular plural
    1st singular Montrealimde Montreallerimde
    2nd singular Montrealinde Montreallerinde
    3rd singular Montrealinde Montreallerinde
    1st plural Montrealimizde Montreallerimizde
    2nd plural Montrealinizde Montreallerinizde
    3rd plural Montreallerinde Montreallerinde
    ablative
    singular plural
    1st singular Montrealimden Montreallerimden
    2nd singular Montrealinden Montreallerinden
    3rd singular Montrealinden Montreallerinden
    1st plural Montrealimizden Montreallerimizden
    2nd plural Montrealinizden Montreallerinizden
    3rd plural Montreallerinden Montreallerinden
    genitive
    singular plural
    1st singular Montrealimin Montreallerimin
    2nd singular Montrealinin Montreallerinin
    3rd singular Montrealinin Montreallerinin
    1st plural Montrealimizin Montreallerimizin
    2nd plural Montrealinizin Montreallerinizin
    3rd plural Montreallerinin Montreallerinin
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