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Monterey

American  
[mon-tuh-rey] / ˌmɒn təˈreɪ /

noun

  1. a city in W California, on Monterey Bay: the capital of California until 1847.

  2. Monterey Jack.


Monterey British  
/ ˌmɒntəˈreɪ /

noun

  1. a city in W California: capital of Spain's Pacific empire from 1774 to 1825; taken by the US (1846). Pop: 29 960 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a study the institution conducted over 15 years showed that sea otter pups raised in surrogacy survived as well as pups raised in the wild.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Monterey and Napa are expected to get 1 to 1.5 inches of rain and San Jose and Livermore half an inch to 1 inch from Monday through Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Cesar E. Chavez Avenue is more than six miles, cutting through the working-class communities of Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles and Monterey Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

At least four of the Thaad launchers in South Korea appeared in recent satellite imagery analyzed by Jeffrey Lewis, of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Dora was closed a full two weeks and there were three conventions in Monterey while the Bear Flag was closed.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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