Monterrey

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

/ ˌmɒn təˈreɪ; Spanish ˌmɔn tɛrˈreɪ /

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noun

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

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How to use Monterrey in a sentence

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Their Royal Highnesses will also visit Mexico City, Campeche and Monterrey.
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“The simpler, the better” tends to be the rule with these things; mine was just refried charro beans and melted Monterrey Jack.
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So, we bought the ticket on the bus at Laredo and that enabled us to stop off in Monterrey.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Now, you got on the bus at Monterrey on the evening of September 26 at 7:30 p.m., you just told me?
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
And you had come down to Monterrey from Laredo the day before, hadn't you?
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
We left Monterrey, I know, on the night of September 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Now, on the way from Laredo to Monterrey you didn't see Oswald?
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for Monterrey

Monterrey

/ (ˌmɒntəˈreɪ, Spanish mɔntɛˈrrɛi) /

noun

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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