Monterey

[ mon-tuh-rey ]

noun

1. a city in W California, on Monterey Bay: the capital of California until 1847.
2. Monterey Jack.

Monterey

/ 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)

Example Sentences

He anxiously begins to answer the pronunciation of California landmarks — “Monterey Park,” “Santa Ana,” “Sacramento” and more.

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A Monterey Park Hospital representative said Cox had been part of its medical staff but declined to comment further.

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While the offshore flow will slightly raise overnight temperatures, pushing out any marine layer influence, overall temperatures in the area won’t increase, said Joe Merchant, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Monterey.

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Shortly after, Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigators fanned out across the area, questioning residents near Garin and Lewis roads where the boy was found, hoping to identify the infant and his mother.

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California moray eels live in coral reefs from Point Conception in Santa Barbara County to southern Baja California in Mexico, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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