Etymology

Montreuil-sur-Mer

Today it means: A commune in Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France, France. Full definition →

French Montreuil-sur-Mer
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  1. French · borrowed fromMontreuil-sur-Mer“Montreuil-by-the-Sea”
  2. English todayMontreuil-sur-Mer

From French Montreuil-sur-Mer (“Montreuil-by-the-Sea”), distinguishing it from the numerous other places named Montreuil.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.