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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

Not in this wealthy little town on the Monterey Peninsula that has never had street addresses.

From Los Angeles Times

When state public health officials first warned of the dangers of the death-cap mushroom in December, significant clusters of reported illness occurred in Monterey and the San Francisco bay areas.

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He and wife Linda were diving off McAbee Beach in Monterey County in late December when, near the surface, he spotted the “undulating thing.”

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The attack happened less than a month after an open-water swimmer was killed by a shark in Monterey Bay.

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Monterey County neighbors to the facility have complained of feeling sick since the fire, and a recent study detected toxic metals in nearby marshes.

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