Monterrey
[mon-tuh-rey; Spanish mawn-ter-rey]
- a city in and the capital of Nuevo León, in NE Mexico: battle 1846.
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Nuevo León
[nwey-voh ley-ohn, noo-ey-; Spanish nwe-vaw le-awn]
- a state in NE Mexico. 25,136 sq. mi. (65,102 sq. km). Capital: Monterrey.
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Examples from the Web for monterrey
Contemporary Examples
Their Royal Highnesses will also visit Mexico City, Campeche and Monterrey.
“The simpler, the better” tends to be the rule with these things; mine was just refried charro beans and melted Monterrey Jack.
Historical Examples
The capital city of the state, Monterrey, is the fourth in point of commercial importance and population in the Republic.
MexicoCharles Reginald Enock
Monterrey is built on a plain, chiefly on the north side of the Santa Catarina River.
ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., MexicoGeorge Robert Graham Conway
The writer has calculated that at Monterrey this flood reached the enormous quantity of 6,650 cu.
ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., MexicoGeorge Robert Graham Conway
This will free Monterrey from the constant menace of a water famine.
ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., MexicoGeorge Robert Graham Conway
In March, 1910, Mr. Conway left Monterrey, all the principal works being finished.
ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., MexicoGeorge Robert Graham Conway
Monterrey
- 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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Nuevo León
- a state of NE Mexico: the first centre of heavy industry in Latin America. Capital: Monterrey. Pop: 3 826 240 (2000). Area: 64 555 sq km (24 925 sq miles)
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