Meanings
- A town and municipality on Lake Geneva in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district, Vaud Canton, Switzerland.
Synonyms: Mustruel
- A small commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, Grand Est region, France.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town and municipality on Lake Geneva in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district, Vaud Canton, Switzerland.
Origin
- Old FrenchMont-“Mount”
- Medieval Latinmonastēriolum
- FrenchMontreux
- EnglishMontreux
From French Montreux, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”) in numerous other placenames, from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreuil and Monthureux.
More words from French, Medieval Latin, Old French
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Chinese Mandarin 蒙特勒
- 蒙特勒 (Méngtèlè)town in Vaud, Switzerland
Dutch Montreux
- Montreuxtown in Vaud, Switzerland
French Montreux
- Montreuxtown in Vaud, Switzerland
German Montreux, Muchtern
- Montreuxtown in Vaud, Switzerland
- Muchterntown in Vaud, Switzerland
Japanese モントルー
- モントルー (montorū)town in Vaud, Switzerland
Turkish Montrö
- Montrötown in Vaud, Switzerland
Cite this entry
Montreux. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montreux
“Montreux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montreux. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Montreux,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montreux.
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