Montserrat

English

Etymology

From Catalan Montserrat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɒn(t)səˈɹæt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -æt

Proper noun

Montserrat

  1. An island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean. Official name: Montserrat.
  2. A mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, near Barcelona, the site of a monastery.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Countries of the world

Catalan

Etymology

mont + serrat

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Montserrat f

  1. Montserrat (a mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, near Barcelona, the site of a monastery)
  2. a female given name transferred from the place name
  3. Montserrat (an island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)

Derived terms

Portuguese

Proper noun

Montserrat f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Monserrate

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan Montserrat, from mont (hill) + serrat (jagged).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /montseˈrat/ [mõn̪t̪.seˈrat̪]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: Mont‧se‧rrat

Proper noun

Montserrat f

  1. Montserrat (an island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)
  2. Montserrat (a mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, near Barcelona, the site of a monastery)
  3. 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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