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Monterrey

Monterrey

9 3.4
A large industrial city in northeast Mexico with many factories and a lively cultural scene
  • proper noun
  • /ˌmɒntəˈreɪ/
: Monterrey
  • Hey, it's Laura from Monterrey reporting to work.
  • Monterrey, Mexico
  • city of Monterrey
  • Monterrey Metropolitan

Look into one shipment of cocaine from Monterrey, Mexico to the coast of Italy.

Examples

  • The principal themes of the Monterrey Consensus are: country ownership, good governance, accountability for results, and the importance of economic growth.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Organizers hope to eventually distribute 1.7 million CFLs throughout the cities of Monterrey and Guadalajara.

    Academic text (1997)

  • You know, they told me Monterrey had the most beautiful girls in Mexico.

    The Perfect Game (2009)

  • The first opens in Monterrey, Mexico, this fall.

    Academic text (1999)

  • A gig in Monterrey, Mexico! - That would be so cool.

    Selena (1997)

  • The data is derived from a survey conducted in 1985 in Monterrey.

    Academic text (1993)

  • On March 22, 2002, Presidents Bush and Fox signed the US-Mexico Border Partnership Agreement in Monterrey, Mexico.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The total sample of 2,170 households is, therefore, representative of the population in the metropolitan area of Monterrey.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Fernandez, the daughter of a captain in the Mexican Army, was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Last year, Fortune magazine named Monterrey the best city in Latin America in which to conduct business.

Surface Forms

Monterrey main

Etymology

Monterrey comes from Spanish parts monte and rey, which mean 'mountain' and 'king'. So the name means a 'king's mountain', an easy image to remember because the city sits by high mountains and is an important industrial city.