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Monterrey

/monteˈrei/

proper noun/monteˈrei/

Monterrey (a city, the capital of Nuevo León, Mexico); Monterey (a city in California, United States); a town, the capital of Orense in Galicia, Spain; a town in Casanare department, Colombia

Borrowed from Galician Monterrei, from monte (“mountain”) + rei (“king”), equivalent to Spanish monte + rey.