Monterey

[ mon-tuh-rey ]

/ ˌmɒn təˈreɪ /

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

Monterey Jack.

Example sentences from the Web for monterey

Check the package label, or seek out Dole Portobello Mushrooms and Monterey Mushrooms.

6 Healthy Foods to Fight the Flu, Beat Stress and More |DailyBurn |February 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When Davis saw Joplin perform as part of the band Big Brother at Monterey Pop in 1967, he says it was downright revelatory.

7 Juicy Bits From Clive Davis’s Memoir |Rachel Krantz |February 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Santa Barbara, San Diego, Monterey, and Marin will all lose acres of beautiful coastline.

California Sinkin’: What Rising Sea Levels Will Mean for the Golden State |Alex Klein |June 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Since March 1, 2010, the Monterey Institute has received $301,500 from Ploughshares.

Ploughshares Fund Uses Its Millions to Sway Arms Control Debate |Eli Lake |December 13, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Just as seamlessly, he returned to his Monterey roots, became a Democrat, and was elected for nine terms in the House.

What’s Wrong With Panetta? |Leslie H. Gelb |July 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Didn't we lose sight of him the very day he turned up yer at this ranch, and got smuggled over into Monterey?

Flip: A California Romance |Bret Harte
The convention for framing a state constitution for California, assembled at Monterey.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology |Joel Munsell
Races, revels, and bull-fights in Monterey celebrated the convivial departure of Fernandez.

Historic Towns of the Western States |Various
His stay at Monterey had given him a fancy to study the Spanish language, so we obtained books and began it together.

The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson |Nellie van De Grift Sanchez
In season, salmon fishing on Monterey bay forms an exciting and popular diversion.

The Road of a Thousand Wonders |Passenger Dept. Southern Pacific Co

Monterey

/ (ˌmɒntəˈreɪ) /

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)