Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

montreal

/ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
mon-tre-al
IPA
/ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers

name

A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers

name

A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers

name

A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers

name

A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers

name

A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers

name

A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers

name

A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/
  • British English: /ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/

Inflected Forms

Montréal (alternative)

Derived Forms

montelukast Montrealer Montrealese

Phrases

Montreal bagel Montreal East Montreal Metropolitan Community Montreal North Montreal nutmeg melon Montreal Protocol Montreal seasoning Montreal smoked meat

Frequently Paired Words

514

Synonyms

City of Montreal Island of Montreal Montreal Island Hochelaga Archipelago Montreal Region Region of Montreal Region 6 Region 06 County of Montreal Montreal County District of Montreal Montreal District

Rhymes With

all small call fall lol wall ball paul hall baseball tall mall

Questions

How do you pronounce montreal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/.
What does montreal mean?
A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
Where does montreal come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce montreal

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