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Montreal

American  
[mon-tree-awl, muhn-] / ˌmɒn triˈɔl, ˌmʌn- /

noun

  1. a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence.


Montreal British  
/ ˌmɒntrɪˈɔːl /

noun

  1. French name: Montréal.  a city and major port in central Canada, in S Quebec on Montreal Island at the junction of the Ottawa and St Lawrence Rivers. Pop: 1 039 534 (2001)

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Montreal Cultural  
  1. City in southern Quebec province, Canada, on Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence River; a cultural, commercial, financial, and industrial center.


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Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and the second-largest city in Canada, after Toronto.

It lies at the foot of Mount Royal, for which it is named.

Other Word Forms

  • Montrealer noun

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Bank of Montreal, one of a handful of big lenders that together control most of Canada’s banking assets, recorded a total provision for credit losses of C$746 million for the quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I've been treated by psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors and 12-steps rehab in Montreal, New York City, Toronto and Los Angeles," she said.

From Barron's

Trudeau, 54, closed on the nearly century-old stone dwelling on Feb. 16 after securing a mortgage through the Bank of Montreal, as first reported by the Daily Mail.

From MarketWatch

The crowd at Montreal's Bell Centre for that game loudly booed the US national anthem pre-game - an issue which will be avoided in Milan.

From BBC

At 4 Nations last February, the Americans traveled to Montreal, instigated three fights in the first nine seconds in front of a hostile crowd—and emerged victorious.

From The Wall Street Journal