El Monte

(el män′tē)

city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 116,000

Origin: Sp, the thicket: from a dense clump of willows there

See El Monte in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of southern California east of Los Angeles. It is an industrial center in an area noted for its walnut groves. Population: 123,000.

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