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because after the island was first settled it was referred to as La Ville Marie (the city of Mary), however in the decades thereafter the settlers named the mountain on the island Mont Royale (Mount Royal), hence referring to Nouveau France (New France) soon after as Mont Royale or Montreal the second oldest city in North America after Quebec city.
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