"Monterrey" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌmɒntəˈɹeɪ/ [UK], /ˌmɑntəˈɹeɪ/ [US]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Monterrey, from Galician Monterrei, from monte (“mountain”) + rei (“king”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Monterrey}} Spanish Monterrey, {{der|en|gl|Monterrei}} Galician Monterrei, {{m|gl|monte||mountain}} monte (“mountain”), {{m|gl|rei||king}} rei (“king”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Monterrey
  1. A city, the capital of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. Wikipedia link: Monterrey Categories (place): Cities in Mexico, Cities in Nuevo León, Places in Mexico, Places in Nuevo León Synonyms: Monterey Translations (city in Mexico): 蒙特雷 (Méngtèléi) (Chinese Mandarin), Μοντερρέι (Monterréi) (Greek), モンテレイ (Monterei) (Japanese), 몬테레이 (Monterei) (Korean), Μōns Rēgis (Latin), Монтерре́й (Monterréj) (Russian), Monterrey (Spanish)

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