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monterey

/ˈmɑnəˌɹeɪ/

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What does monterey mean?

adjective

  1. Of a style reminiscent of the architecture of Alta California.

proper noun

  1. A city in Monterey County, California.
  2. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for the Battle of Monterey.
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proper noun

  1. A town, the county seat of Highland County, Virginia.
  2. A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. Alternative spelling of Monterrey.
  4. (obsolete) Obsolete spelling of Monterrei.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmɑnəˌɹeɪ/

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I certainly never saw so much silver at one time in my life, as during the week that we were at Monterey.
Richard Henry DanaTwo Years Before the MastProject Gutenberg ebook #2055
In California the staple conifer hedge is made of Monterey cypress.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550
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Higher up, above the peninsula of Monterey, stands the important town from which it takes its name; but, seated on the borders of a perfect desert, it was not connected with the interior by a network of telegraphic wires, and electricity alone could spread these important news fast enough.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
“Oh, who would think that Katie Casey owned the Santa Fé? But it really looks that way, The dispatcher’s turnin’ gray, All the crews is off their pay; She can hold the freight from Albuquerq’ to Needles any day; The division superintendent, he come home from Monterey, Just to see if things was pleasin’ Katie Ca—a—a—sey.”
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44