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Monterrey

American  
[mon-tuh-rey, mawn-ter-rey] / ˌmɒn təˈreɪ, ˌmɔn tɛrˈreɪ /

noun

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


Monterrey British  
/ mɔntɛˈrrɛi, ˌmɒntəˈreɪ /

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)

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The image was inspired by Alejandro Cartagena, a Dominican Republic-born Mexican creative who photographed carpooling laborers on the flatbeds along a highway in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The meeting of three-time World Cup runners-up the Netherlands and 2022 semi-finalists Morocco in Monterrey, Mexico, is probably the hardest tie of the round to call.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

She said the disappearance of a half dozen environmental activists in southern Mexico and deadly air pollution in Rio de Janeiro and Monterrey are attributed to Ternium.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

Iraola, therefore, will have been thrilled to see Isak showing scintillating form of old as he was instrumental as Sweden thrashed Tunisia 5-1 in Monterrey.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

When I put on the headphones, I’m the captain of a jet, And my passengers Are mis abuelitos Coming from a dusty ranch In Monterrey.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto

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