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Montreal

mont·real

UK/ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/ US/ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/ fairly common

noun

1.

a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • Montreal bagel
  • Montreal East
  • Montreal Metropolitan Community
  • Montreal North
  • Montreal nutmeg melon
  • Montreal Protocol
  • Montreal smoked meat
  • Montreal South

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