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Montreal

Montreal

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A large city in southern Quebec, Canada, by the Saint Lawrence River where many people speak French
  • proper noun
  • /mɒntrɪˈɔːl/
: Montreal
  • I received a letter on April 14, same day as the assassination, sent from Montreal.
  • Montreal, Quebec
  • Montreal, Canada
  • City of Montreal

I would say turn around because Montreal is about to become Hollywood.

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Surface Forms

Montreal main

Etymology

Montreal comes from the French name Mont Royal, which means 'royal mountain'. Think of the English words mount and royal: the city was named for a large hill called Mount Royal, so Montreal is the town around that 'royal mountain'.