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Montreal

Montreal

See also: Montréal

English

A panorama of Montreal.

Proper noun

Montreal

  1. A river port and the largest city in Quebec.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/place-names/origins-geographical-names/9218

German

Proper noun

Montreal n ‎(genitive Montreals)

  1. Montreal (city in Canada)

Polish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Montreal m

  1. Montreal (city in Canada)

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from French Montréal.

Proper noun

Montreal f

  1. Montreal (a city in Quebec, Canada)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Montreal f

  1. Montreal (a city in Quebec)

Etymology

French Mont 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/

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