Montpellier

American

[mawn-pe-lyey] / mɔ̃ pɛˈlyeɪ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Hérault, in S France, near the Mediterranean.

Montpellier British

/ mɔ̃pɛlje /

noun

a city in S France, the chief town of Languedoc: its university was founded by Pope Nicholas IV in 1289; wine trade. Pop: 225 392 (1999)

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France is expected to continue posting one of the eurozone’s lowest inflation rates, with consumer prices seen wavering between 1% and 1.5% in the coming months, ING economist Charlotte de Montpellier said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wales lock Adam Beard, who plays for Montpellier, had a moment that had home coach Tandy fuming and handed the bonus-point try for France.

From BBC

Struggling Nice pulled off a remarkable comeback in their last-16 tie against Montpellier to win 3-2.

From Barron's

Antoine Mendy netted on 89 minutes and looked to have forced extra-time, until Sofiane Diop shaped a fine curling effort beyond Montpellier goalkeeper Mathieu Michel seven minutes into injury time.

From Barron's

"Obviously, I played against a couple of the guys the other week when we played Montpellier, and it's obviously going to be really nice to have Huw joining me in Toulon," said White.

From Barron's

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