Montserrat
English
Etymology
From Catalan Montserrat. The island was named after the Virgin of Montserrat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɒn(t)səˈɹæt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- IPA(key): /mɒn(t)səˈɹɒt/
- Rhymes: -æt, -ɒt
Proper noun
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.
Derived terms
- Montserratian
- Montserrat oriole
Translations
island
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See also
- Countries of the world
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.seˈʁa/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.seˈha], /mõt͡ʃ.seˈʁa/ [mõt͡ʃ.seˈha]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mõ.t͡ʃi.seˈʁa/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.seˈχa], /mõt͡ʃ.seˈʁa/ [mõt͡ʃ.seˈχa]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mõt͡ʃ.seˈʁa/ [mõt͡ʃ.seˈha], /mõ.t͡ʃi.seˈʁa/ [mõ.t͡ʃi.seˈha]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mõ.tsɨˈʁa/
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan Montserrat, from mont (“hill”) + serrat (“jagged”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /montseˈrat/ [mõn̪t̪.seˈrat̪]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: Mont‧se‧rrat
Proper noun
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
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