Montreux

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Montreux

/ˌmɒntɹəʊ/ UK
/mɒ̃ˈtɹɜː/ UK
/ˌmɑnˈtɹoʊ/ US
/mɒ̃ˈtɹoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

From French Montreux, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”) in numerous other placenames, from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreuil and Monthureux.

proper noun

A town and municipality on Lake Geneva in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district, Vaud Canton, Switzerland.
Similar: Mustruel
A small commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, Grand Est region, France.

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name town in Vaud, Switzerland

日本語	モントルー montorū
中文	蒙特勒 Méngtèlè
Français	Montreux
Deutsch	Montreux, Muchtern

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@misc{montreux_2026,
  title = {Montreux},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/montreux},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}