Montpellier
See also: Montpelier
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Montpellier
- A city, the capital of the Hérault department, Occitanie, France, formerly the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon.
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a city in France
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Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin mōns (“mountain”) Pessulanus, Pestellarius, pislerius, pistillarius, variant of pastellus (“woad, dye”).
The municipality of Québec is named after postmaster Louis Beaulieu, dit Montpellier.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /mɔ̃.pɛ.lje/, /mɔ̃.pe.lje/, (sometimes proscribed) /mɔ̃.pə.lje/
Audio (Paris) (file) - Hyphenation: Mont‧pel‧lier
- Rhymes: -e
Proper noun edit
Montpellier m
- Montpellier (a city in the Hérault department, Occitania, France)
- A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
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- Parker (1832): The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 13
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French Montpellier.
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(h)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ɾ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ɾ)/, /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ɾ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(χ)], /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ʁ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mõt͡ʃ.pe.liˈe(ɻ)/ [mõt͡ʃ.pe.lɪˈe(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõt͡ʃ.peˈlje(ɻ)/, /mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.liˈe(ɻ)/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.pe.lɪˈe(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /mõ.t͡ʃi.peˈlje(ɻ)/
Proper noun edit
Montpellier f
- Montpellier (a city, the regional capital of Languedoc-Roussillon, France)