Montserrat
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Etymology edit
From Catalan Montserrat. The island was named after the Virgin of Montserrat.
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Montserrat
- An island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean. Official name: Montserrat.
- A mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, near Barcelona, the site of a monastery.
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island
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Catalan edit
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- IPA(key): (Central) [mun.səˈrat]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [mon.səˈrat]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [mon.seˈrat]
Proper noun edit
Montserrat f
- Montserrat (a mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, near Barcelona, the site of a monastery)
- a female given name transferred from the place name
- Montserrat (an island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)
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Montserrat f
- Obsolete spelling of Monserrate
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Catalan Montserrat, from mont (“hill”) + serrat (“jagged”).
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Montserrat f
- Montserrat (an island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)
- Montserrat (a mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, near Barcelona, the site of a monastery)
- a female given name transferred from the place name or from Catalan, shortened from María (de) Montserrat, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Catalonia