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adj
Of a style reminiscent of the architecture of Alta California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: architecture
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name
The place name of various cities and counties.
A number of places in the United States, including:
A city in Monterey County, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
The place name of various cities and counties.
A number of places in the United States, including:
A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, named for the Battle of Monterey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
The place name of various cities and counties.
A number of places in the United States, including:
A town, the county seat of Highland County, Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
The place name of various cities and counties.
A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Alternative spelling of Monterrey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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name
Obsolete spelling of Monterrei.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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noun
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: town
History
Borrowed from Spanish Monterrey, from Galician Monterrei, from monte (“mountain”) + rei (“king”).
