a volcanic island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands: a UK Overseas Territory: much of the island rendered uninhabitable by volcanic eruptions in 1997. Capital: Brades (replacing Plymouth, effectively destroyed by the eruption, with a new capital under construction at Little Bay). Pop: 5189 (2013 est). Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
2. (Spanish mɔnsɛˈrrat)
a mountain in NE Spain, northwest of Barcelona: famous Benedictine monastery. Height: 1236 m (4055 ft)
Ancient name: Mons Serratus (mɒnz səˈrætəs)
Montserrat in American English
(ˌmɑntsəˈræt)
British island of the Leeward group, in the West Indies: 39.5 sq mi (102 sq km); pop. in 1991 12,000 (reduced in 1997 after a volcanic eruption to 4,000)