English

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Etymology

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Montreal +‎ -ese

Adjective

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Montrealese (comparative more Montrealese, superlative most Montrealese)

  1. Of or relating to Montreal.

Noun

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Montrealese pl (plural only)

  1. Natives or inhabitants of Montreal.
    • 1866, “Cuagnawagha”, in Charles Dickens, editor, All the Year Round, volumes 15-16, page 544:
      These grievances, however, do not prevent the Montrealese from pressing the heartiest of welcomes on every stranger who comes within their gates. It is enough for them that he is a stranger, and they immediately take him in.