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montague

/ˈmɑntəɡˌju/

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What does montague mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname from Old French, variant of Montagu.
  2. A male given name.
  3. (figuratively) By analogy with the Shakespearean play, a member or citizen of the family, party, or country of the husband in a Romeo and Juliet couple and/or of a group that is feuding with another, similar group identified as Capulet.
More meanings (7)

proper noun

  1. A city in Siskiyou County, California.
  2. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
  3. A city in Michigan.
  4. A town in New York.
  5. An unincorporated census-designated place, the county seat of Montague County, Texas.
  6. A township in Ontario.
  7. A community in Prince Edward Island.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmɑntəɡˌju/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Barker instructs my Lord Montague to fish with salmon roe, a thing prohibited and very popular in Scotland.
Andrew LangIntroduction to the Compleat AnglerProject Gutenberg ebook #2422
Thus the Helix putris of Montagu is not H. putris of Linnaeus, though Montague supposed it to be so.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087
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Capulet, Montague, See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
As with us, as Montague says, 'Our laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from Nature, proceed from custom.'
K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) ParkerThe Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in AustraliaProject Gutenberg ebook #3819
“Civility,” said Lady Montague, “costs nothing and buys everything.”
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935