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montreal
/ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/
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What does montreal mean?
proper noun
- A river port, the largest city in Quebec, Canada.
- An island of Quebec, Canada, on which the city is situated.
- Ellipsis of Montreal Archipelago: an archipelago on the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, which contains the island.
More meanings (14)
proper noun
- An administrative region of Quebec, Canada, containing the island.
- A metropolitan area in Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.
- A judicial district in Quebec, Canada.
- A river in Algoma and Sudbury districts, Ontario, Canada.
- A river in Timiskaming district, Ontario, Canada.
- A river in No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States.
- A small city in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A river on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, United States.
- A river in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States.
- (historical) A former county of Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.
- (historical) A former administrative district of Quebec, Canada.
- (historical) A district of Quebec, British North America.
- (historical) A district of Canada, New France.
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IPA pronunciation
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At noon we went on board another steamboat, and reached the village of Lachine, nine miles from Montreal, by three o’clock.
Bowne went to Montreal himself because he did not know of any one he could trust to carry the message to Garcia.
More book examples (3)
He was thinking if he could only get there and cross the river into Canada, he could take his time about getting to Montreal.
Mr. Robert Stephenson, then building the tubular bridge at Montreal, was taken with the venture, and ordered an extra edition for his own use.
A destructive fire at Montreal, and another at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, afforded him the opportunity for raising a timely subscription for the relief of the sufferers.