Montreuil

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proper noun

A commune in Seine-Saint-Denis Department, Île-de-France, France.

Similar
Montreuil-sous-Boiscommune in Vendée
OriginFrench Montreuil ← Medieval Latin monastēriolum ← Old French Mont- →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A commune in Seine-Saint-Denis Department, Île-de-France, France.

    Synonyms: Montreuil-sous-Bois, commune in Vendée

  2. A commune in Vendée Department, Pays de la Loire, France.
  3. A commune in Eure-et-Loir Department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
  4. An arrondissement of Pas-de-Calais Department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  5. historicalA former canton of Pas-de-Calais Department, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA commune in Seine-Saint-Denis Department, Île-de-France, France.

Similar
Montreuil-sous-Boiscommune in Vendée
Also see
montreuil-bellaymontreuil-sur-mer

Origin

  1. Old FrenchMont-“Mount”
  2. Medieval Latinmonastēriolum
  3. FrenchMontreuil
  4. EnglishMontreuil

From French Montreuil, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”), from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreux and Monthureux.

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APA

Montreuil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montreuil

MLA

“Montreuil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montreuil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Montreuil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montreuil.

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