Monte Albán

[ mawn-te ahl-bahn ]

/ ˈmɔn tɛ ɑlˈbɑn /

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noun

a major ceremonial center of the Zapotec culture, near the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, occupied from 600 b.c. to a.d. 700.

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Words nearby Monte Albán

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How to use Monte Albán in a sentence

On Sunday, November 2, Their Royal Highnesses will begin their visit to Mexico in the town of Real del Monte.
Charles and Camilla To Visit Mexico and Colombia|Tom Sykes|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yeah, like Kathmandu and Monte Carlo, Maine and Monrovia, Harold had been to Vegas before.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull|Mark Jacobson|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She married Kenneth Dear, a businessman, in 1964, and after his retirement they moved to Malta, then Monte Carlo.
The Week in Death: Suzanne Gelleri Dear|The Telegraph|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Newton shot the photos in Monte Carlo—where he lived—and the Tuscan countryside.
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Prisoners around the world have said that reading The Count of Monte Cristo helped them get through their ordeal.
Tom Reiss: How I Write|Noah Charney|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The young man from far away had not, so far as he knew, either enemies or friends at Monte Carlo.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Then, you know, she had no right to play in the Rooms again; she was supposed to pay her hotel bill, and leave Monte Carlo.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
At the age of forty-five Monte Irvin was not ill-looking, and, indeed, was sometimes spoken of as handsome.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
In fact, Monte Irvin had made a success of every affair in life with the lamentable exception of his marriage.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Neglectful of his personal safety, he plunged out into the traffic, dodging this way and that, and making after Monte Irvin's car.
Dope|Sax Rohmer