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Monterey

[ mon-tuh-rey ]

noun

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


Monterey

/ ˌɒԳəˈɪ /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in the US is often cited as having been the first rock festival.

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Walking up to the house, Palcic installed symmetrical plantings emphasizing the home’s Monterey Colonial architecture.

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About 1,200 people were ordered to evacuate in Monterey County earlier this year after one of the world’s largest battery storage facilities at the Moss Landing Power Plant caught fire.

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An incarcerated man died Sunday after a suspected assault at a Monterey County jail, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

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At Lollapalooza’s inception, festivals had become passé, with the US Festival, the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen and the Monterey Pop Festival little more than hazy memories.

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