Montreal

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UK/ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/US/ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/US, cot caught merger/ˌmɑntɹiˈɑl/Canada/ˌmʌntɹiːˈɒl/

proper noun

A river port, the largest city in Quebec, Canada.

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City of MontrealIsland of MontrealMontreal IslandHochelaga ArchipelagoMontreal RegionRegion of MontrealRegion 6Region 06
CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Montréal

  1. A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
    1. A river port, the largest city in Quebec, Canada.

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      Synonyms: City of Montreal

    2. An island of Quebec, Canada, on which the city is situated.

      Synonyms: Island of Montreal, Montreal Island

    3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Montreal Archipelago: an archipelago on the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, which contains the island.

      Synonyms: Hochelaga Archipelago

    4. An administrative region of Quebec, Canada, containing the island.

      Synonyms: Montreal Region, Region of Montreal, Region 6, Region 06

    5. A metropolitan area in Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.
    6. historicalA former county of Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.

      Synonyms: County of Montreal, Montreal County

    7. judicialA judicial district in Quebec, Canada.

      Synonyms: District of Montreal, Montreal District

    8. historicalA former administrative district of Quebec, Canada.

      Synonyms: District of Montreal, Montreal District

    9. historicalA district of Quebec, British North America.
    10. historicalA district of Canada, New France.
  2. A river in Algoma and Sudbury districts, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A river in Timiskaming district, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A river on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA river port, the largest city in Quebec, Canada.

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City of Montreal

proper nounAn island of Quebec, Canada, on which the city is situated.

proper nounEllipsis of Montreal Archipelago: an archipelago on the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, which contains the island.

proper nounAn administrative region of Quebec, Canada, containing the island.

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Montreal RegionRegion of MontrealRegion 6Region 06

proper nounA former county of Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.

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County of MontrealMontreal County

proper nounA judicial district in Quebec, Canada.

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District of MontrealMontreal District

proper nounA former administrative district of Quebec, Canada.

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District of MontrealMontreal District
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Origin

  1. ItalianMonte Real
  2. FrenchMontréal
  3. EnglishMontreal

From French Montréal; from Mont Royal (“Mount Royal”) (mont + royal), after the nearby hill by Jacques Cartier. It is uncertain how Royal became -real. A common explanation is that real is the Middle French form of Royal, but Cartier himself recorded le mont Royal when he named it. It may have perhaps been from the Italian G.B. Rasmusio's 1556 map translating the name to Italian Monte Real.

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Translations

Arabic مُونْتْرِيَال
  • مُونْتْرِيَال (montreyāl)a city in Quebec
Bulgarian Монреа́л
  • Монреа́л (Monreál)a city in Quebec
Catalan Mont-real
  • Mont-reala city in Quebec
Chinese Cantonese 滿地可 /满地可
  • 滿地可 /满地可 (mun⁵ dei⁶ ho²)a city in Quebec
Chinese Mandarin 蒙特利爾 /蒙特利尔, 蒙特婁 /蒙特娄
  • 蒙特利爾 /蒙特利尔 (Méngtèlì'ěr)a city in Quebec
  • 蒙特婁 /蒙特娄 (Méngtèlóu)a city in Quebec
  • 滿地河 /满地河 (Mǎndìhé)a city in Quebec
  • 蒙城 (Méngchéng)a city in Quebec
Esperanto Montrealo
  • Montrealoa city in Quebec
Finnish Montreal
  • Montreala city in Quebec
French Montréal, Montréal
  • Montréala city in Quebec
  • Montréalan island in Quebec
German Montreal, Montréal
  • Montreala city in Quebec
  • Montréala city in Quebec
Greek Μόντρεαλ, Μονρεάλη
  • Μόντρεαλ (Móntreal)a city in Quebec
  • Μονρεάλη (Monreáli)a city in Quebec
Hebrew מונטריאול
  • מונטריאולa city in Quebec
Hindi मॉन्ट्रियल
  • मॉन्ट्रियल (mŏnṭriyal)a city in Quebec
Italian Montreale
  • Montrealea city in Quebec
Japanese モントリオール, モンレアル
  • モントリオール (Montoriōru)a city in Quebec
  • モンレアル (Monrearu)a city in Quebec
Korean 몬트리올, 몬트리올
  • 몬트리올 (Monteuriol)a city in Quebec
  • 몬트리올 (monteurior)an island in Quebec
Latin Mons Rēgius, Mōns Rēgālis
  • Mons Rēgiusa city in Quebec
  • Mōns Rēgālisa city in Quebec
  • Marianopolisa city in Quebec
Latvian Monreala
  • Monrealaa city in Quebec
Lithuanian Monrealis
  • Monrealisa city in Quebec
Norwegian Bokmål Montréal, Montreal
  • Montréala city in Quebec
  • Montreala city in Quebec
Persian مونترال
  • مونترالa city in Quebec
Polish Montreal
  • Montreala city in Quebec
Portuguese Montreal, Montréal
  • Montreala city in Quebec
  • Montréala city in Quebec
Romanian Montreal
  • Montreala city in Quebec
Russian Монреа́ль
  • Монреа́ль (Monreálʹ)a city in Quebec
Scottish Gaelic Beinn Rìoghail
  • Beinn Rìoghaila city in Quebec
Spanish Montreal
  • Montreala city in Quebec
Thai มอนทรีออล
  • มอนทรีออล (mɔn-trii-ɔ̂l)a city in Quebec
Turkish Montreal
  • Montreala city in Quebec
Ukrainian Монреа́ль
  • Монреа́ль (Monreálʹ)a city in Quebec
Vietnamese Mông-rê-an, Montréal
  • Mông-rê-ana city in Quebec
  • Montréala city in Quebec
Yiddish מאָנטרעאָל, מאָנטרעאַל
  • מאָנטרעאָל (montreol)a city in Quebec
  • מאָנטרעאַל (montreal)a city in Quebec

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Montreal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montreal

MLA

“Montreal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montreal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Montreal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montreal.

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