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Griffintown is the name given to the southwestern downtown part of Montreal, Quebec, which mainly existed from the 1820s until the 1960s, and was mainly populated by Irish immigrants and their descendants. [1]

33 relations: École de technologie supérieure, Bank of Montreal, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Boroughs of Montreal, Canada, Canada 2011 Census, Cirque du Soleil, Cité du Multimédia, Daniel Gallery, English language, Faubourg, French language, Goose Village, Griffintown Horse Palace, Irish people, Lachine Canal, Le Sud-Ouest, List of sovereign states, McCord Museum, Montreal, Montreal Casino, Neighbourhood, Notre-Dame Street, Old Port of Montreal, Pew, Pointe-Saint-Charles, Quebec, Quebec Autoroute 10, Rue de la Montagne, Saint Lawrence Seaway, Statistics Canada, Tram, Victoria Bridge (Montreal).

École de technologie supérieure

École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) is a public engineering school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Bank of Montreal

The Bank of Montreal, operating as BMO Financial Group, is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation.

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Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ, unofficially translated as National Library and Archives of Québec) is a Québec governmental organization who manages the legal deposit and national archives systems of the province as well as its national library, which is located in the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal.

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Boroughs of Montreal

The city of Montreal is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), each with a mayor and council.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canada 2011 Census

The Canada 2011 Census is a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011.

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Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil ("Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company.

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Cité du Multimédia

The Cité du Multimédia is a neighborhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located between Old Montreal, Griffintown and Downtown Montreal.

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Daniel Gallery

Daniel Gallery (April 13, 1859 – November 9, 1920) was a Canadian politician.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Faubourg

Faubourg is an ancient French term approximating "suburb" (now generally termed banlieue).

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Goose Village

Goose Village (French: "Village-aux-Oies") was a neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Griffintown Horse Palace

The Griffintown Horse Palace is a stable in the Griffintown district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which dates back to around 1860.

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Irish people

The Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are a nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture.

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Lachine Canal

The Lachine Canal (Canal de Lachine in French) is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, running 14.5 kilometres from the Old Port of Montreal to Lake Saint-Louis, through the boroughs of Lachine, Lasalle and Sud-Ouest.

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Le Sud-Ouest

Le Sud-Ouest ("southwest") is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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McCord Museum

The McCord Museum (in French, Musée McCord) is a public research and teaching museum dedicated to the preservation, study, diffusion, and appreciation of Canadian history.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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Montreal Casino

The Montreal Casino (Casino de Montréal) is a casino on the Notre Dame Island in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, and is the largest casino in Canada.

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Neighbourhood

A neighbourhood (British English), or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences), is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area.

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Notre-Dame Street

Notre-Dame Street (officially in Rue Notre-Dame) is a historic east-west street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Old Port of Montreal

The Old Port of Montreal (italic) is the historic port of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Pew

A pew is a long bench seat or enclosed box, used for seating members of a congregation or choir in a church or sometimes a courtroom.

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Pointe-Saint-Charles

Pointe-Saint-Charles (also known locally as simply The Point) is a neighborhood in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Quebec Autoroute 10

Autoroute 10 (A-10) is an Autoroute of Quebec in Canada that links greater Montreal to key population centres in Montérégie and Estrie, including Brossard, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Granby, and Sherbrooke.

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Rue de la Montagne

Rue de la Montagne (Mountain Street) is a north-south street located in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Saint Lawrence Seaway

The Saint Lawrence Seaway (la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent) is a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes of North America, as far inland as the western end of Lake Superior.

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Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the Government of Canada government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture.

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Tram

A tram (also tramcar; and in North America streetcar, trolley or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.

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Victoria Bridge (Montreal)

The Victoria Bridge (Pont Victoria), previously known as Victoria Jubilee Bridge, is a bridge over the St. Lawrence River, linking Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore city of Saint-Lambert.

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Griffentown, Griffin town, Griffintown, Quebec, Griffon town, Griffontown.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffintown

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