Montreal.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
Meaning & usage
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers A river port, the largest city in Quebec, Canada.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers An island of Quebec, Canada, on which the city is situated.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers Ellipsis of Montreal Archipelago: an archipelago on the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, which contains the island.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers An administrative region of Quebec, Canada, containing the island.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers A metropolitan area in Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers A former county of Quebec, Canada, containing the archipelago.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers A district of Quebec, Canada, containing the county. A judicial district in Quebec, Canada.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers A district of Quebec, Canada, containing the county. A former administrative district of Quebec, Canada.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers A district of Quebec, British North America.
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers 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.
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.
Where this word comes from
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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