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Monterey

mon·te·rey

UK/ˌmɒntəˈɹeɪ/ US/ˈmɑnəˌɹeɪ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a town in western California south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish Monterrey, from Galician Monterrei, from monte (“mountain”) + rei (“king”).

Phrases

  • Monterey chicken
  • Monterey County
  • Monterey cypress
  • Monterey Jack
  • Monterey pine

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