From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Montreal (/ ˌmʌntriˈɔːl /, spelled Montréal in French) is a city in the country of Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec and the second-largest city in Canada. It is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world after Paris.
Montreal (/ ˌmʌntriˈɔːl / (listen) MUN-tree-AWL; officially Montréal, French: [mɔ̃ʁeal] (listen)) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city.
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Downtown Montreal (French: Centre-Ville de Montréal) is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.. Located in the borough of Ville-Marie, the district is situated on the southernmost slope of Mount Royal.
Montreal was the host of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. The stadium alone cost $1.5 billion, [93], with interest that figure ballooned to nearly $3 billion, and was only paid off in December 2006. [94] Montreal hosted the first ever World Outgames in the summer of 2006, attracting over 16,000 participants engaged in 35 sporting activities.
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From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Les Canadiennes (French: Canadiennes de Montréal), formerly the Montreal Stars are a women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).
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From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia of Montreal is an American indie pop band. The band was formed in Athens, Georgia. The lead singer of the band is Kevin Barnes.
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Montreal's main supporters group is called Ultras Montréal, also known as UM02, and was founded in 2002. They follow the club on away matches against New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, New England Revolution, D.C. United and Toronto FC. 127 Montréal was formed in 2011 who follow the Impact on occasional away matches.
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From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Montreal Wanderers were a professional men's ice hockey team that played in Montreal, Quebec at the Montreal Arena, and were one of the founding franchises of the National Hockey League in the 1917–18 NHL season.
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- Montreal Arena (1903–1910), Jubilee Arena (1910), Montreal Arena (1910–1918)
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