Montreal

[ mon-tree-awl, muhn- ]

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noun

a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence.

Montreal

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noun

a city and major port in central Canada, in S Quebec on Montreal Island at the junction of the Ottawa and St Lawrence Rivers. Pop: 1 039 534 (2001) French nameMontréalmɔ̃real

Montreal

City in southern Quebec province, Canada , on Montreal Island in the St. Lawrence River; a cultural, commercial, financial, and industrial center.

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Notes

Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris , and the second-largest city in Canada, after Toronto .

It lies at the foot of Mount Royal, for which it is named.

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Other Word Forms

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Terrebonne, a suburb of Montreal, flipped from the Bloc to the Liberals by just a few dozen votes.

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On Tuesday, the start time was officially moved forward by two hours to accommodate an NHL game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes, with a spot in the Stanley Cup play-offs at stake.

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An election debate in Canada has been rescheduled to avoid a clash with a Montreal Canadiens hockey game.

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“When we do North American routing for international acts, that often includes border crossings at Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal,” the booking executive said.

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After fans in Montreal booed the U.S. anthem before the first game, three fights broke out on the ice in the first nine seconds.

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