Monterrey

[ mon-tuh-rey; Spanish mawn-ter-rey ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Nuevo León, in NE Mexico: battle 1846.

Monterrey

/ ˌmɒntəˈreɪ; mɔntɛˈrrɛi /

noun

1. a city in NE Mexico, capital of Nuevo Léon state: the third largest city in Mexico; a major industrial centre, esp for metals. Pop: 1 353 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

They were on the bus, riding back to their home in Torreón after spending two weeks leading a search brigade of more than 150 relatives of missing people in the nearby city of Monterrey.

From MIT Technology Review

Monterrey’s growth, paired with a dire drought, has hit poorer communities harder than others.

From Washington Post

The 43-year-old systems engineer lives with his brother and mother in Colinas de Valle Verde, a neighborhood in Monterrey, the capital city of northern Mexico’s Nuevo Leon, where purified-water vending machines are common.

From Washington Post

Elena arrived like a lightning bolt in January 2021 when she moved to my small town in North Carolina from Monterrey, Mexico, for a new job.

From Outside Online

More than 200 WeWork locations around the world — including those in Paris, Austin and Monterrey, Mexico — feature outdoor accommodations.

From Digiday

Their Royal Highnesses will also visit Mexico City, Campeche and Monterrey.

From The Daily Beast

“The simpler, the better” tends to be the rule with these things; mine was just refried charro beans and melted Monterrey Jack.

From The Daily Beast

So, we bought the ticket on the bus at Laredo and that enabled us to stop off in Monterrey.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, you got on the bus at Monterrey on the evening of September 26 at 7:30 p.m., you just told me?

From Project Gutenberg

And you had come down to Monterrey from Laredo the day before, hadn't you?

From Project Gutenberg

We left Monterrey, I know, on the night of September 26 at 7:30 p.m.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, on the way from Laredo to Monterrey you didn't see Oswald?

From Project Gutenberg