Monterey

American  

[mon-tuh-rey] / ˌmɒn təˈreɪ /

noun

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

2. Monterey Jack.

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Monterey British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

“He is the one that had the biggest say in the way that Iran approached its strategy and fought its wars,” said Afshon Ostovar, associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Eleanor Delizio, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Monterey, said that temperatures around the stadium will rise into the 60s, and potentially into the upper 60s, “depending on how much sun they get down there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Pacific Valley had recently become the last locally owned and headquartered bank in Monterey County after competitors were eaten up by acquisitions, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Not in this wealthy little town on the Monterey Peninsula that has never had street addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

In my flurry of nostalgic spite, I have done the Monterey Peninsula a disservice.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck