Montreal
UK/ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/US/ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/
Montreal proper noun: a river port, the largest city in Quebec, Canada. Also the ellipsis of Montreal Archipelago.
Proper noun
Montreal
- A river port, the largest city in Quebec, Canada.
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- Synonyms:
- City of Montreal
- An island of Quebec, Canada, on which the city is situated.
- Synonyms:
- Island of Montreal, Montreal Island
- An administrative region of Quebec, Canada, containing the island.
- Synonyms:
- Montreal Region, Region of Montreal, Region 6, Region 06
- A metropolitan area in Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.
- A former county of Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.
- Synonyms:
- County of Montreal, Montreal County
- A judicial district in Quebec, Canada.
- Synonyms:
- District of Montreal, Montreal District
- A former administrative district of Quebec, Canada.
- Synonyms:
- District of Montreal, Montreal District
- A district of Quebec, British North America.
- A district of Canada, New France.
- A river in Algoma and Sudbury districts, Ontario, Canada.
- A river in Timiskaming district, Ontario, Canada.
- A river in No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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- An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States.
- A small city in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A river on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, United States.
- A river in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States.
Also used as
Montreal is also the ellipsis of Montreal Archipelago.
Montreal meaning in Hindi, Gujarati, Arabic and Persian
Montreal in Hindi
- a city in Quebec
- मॉन्ट्रियल mŏnṭriyal
Montreal in Gujarati
- a city in Quebec
- મોન્ટ્રીયલ monṭrīyal
Montreal in Arabic
- a city in Quebec
- مُونْتْرِيَال montreāl
Montreal in Persian
- a city in Quebec
- مونترال
More languagesFewer languages
- Montreal in Thai
- มอนทรีออล mɔn-trii-ɔ̂l
- Montreal in Vietnamese
- Mông-rê-an, Montréal
Synonyms of Montreal
- City of Montreal
- Island of Montreal
- Montreal Island
- Hochelaga Archipelago
- Montreal Region
- Region of Montreal
- Region 6
- Region 06
- County of Montreal
- Montreal County
Forms of Montreal
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Origin of Montreal
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.
Words formed from Montreal
- montelukast
- Montreal bagel
- Montreal East
- Montrealer
- Montrealese
- Montreal Metropolitan Community
- Montreal North
- Montreal nutmeg melon
- Montreal Protocol
- Montreal seasoning
- Montreal smoked meat
- Montreal South
- Montreal staircase
- Montreal steak spice
- Montreal-style
- Montreal West
- Old Montreal
Phrases with Montreal
Words that rhyme with Montreal
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- paul
- recall
- tall
- Donegal
- saul
- forestall
- Saint Paul
- all
- appall
- hauler
- maul
- overcall
- overhaul
- scrawl
- withcall
- befall
- brawl
- drawl
- install
- set out one's stall
- sing small
- bawl
- orle
- spall
- sprawl
- squall
- trawl
- withal
- y'all
- acrawl
- awl
- infall
- moneyball
- overall
- pawl
- saule
- Senegal
- shawl
- spawl
- tell all
- yawl
- appal
- asprawl
- at all
- aul
- becrawl
- bescrawl
- besmall
Questions about Montreal
- What does Montreal mean?
- Montreal means a river port, the largest city in Quebec, Canada.
- What is Montreal in Hindi?
- Montreal in Hindi is मॉन्ट्रियल (mŏnṭriyal). See Montreal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Montreal?
- Montreal is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Montreal?
- Montreal is pronounced /ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/ (UK).
Words near Montreal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Montreal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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