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Montréal


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Montreal
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Montréal

Montreal

Place Type
political
Description
Canada's second largest city; occupies about a third of Île de Montréal; given first civic charter by Louis XIV 1644; peacefully surrendered to British troops 1760; brought under British N American empire 1763.
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Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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