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pueblo
1[ pweb-loh; Spanish pwe-blaw ]
noun
- a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern United States: built of adobe or stone, typically many-storied and terraced, the structures were often placed against cliff walls, with entry through the roof by ladder.
- (initial capital letter) a member of a group of Indian peoples living in pueblo villages in New Mexico and Arizona since prehistoric times.
- an Indian village.
- (in Spanish America) a town or village.
- (in the Philippines) a town or a township.
Pueblo
2[ pweb-loh ]
noun
- a city in central Colorado.
Pueblo
1/ ˈpwɛbləʊ /
noun
- a city in Colorado: a centre of the steel industry. Pop: 103 648 (2003 est)
Pueblo
2/ ˈpwɛbləʊ /
noun
- a member of any of the North American Indian peoples who live in pueblos, including the Tanoans, Zuñi, and Hopi
pueblo
3/ ˈpweβlo; ˈpwɛbləʊ /
noun
- a communal village, built by certain Indians of the southwestern US and parts of Latin America, consisting of one or more flat-roofed stone or adobe houses
- (in Spanish America) a village or town
- (in the Philippines) a town or township
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- pre·pueb·lo adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pueblo1
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Example Sentences
The Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park has a settlement history of its own.
He is a member of the Santa Ana Pueblo, one of the 22 tribes in New Mexico.
Dennis owned a beautiful church-like adobe building near the Taos Pueblo, where his brother lived.
Pueblo is the gateway to the southern Colorado community and the Southwest.
I grew up in a rural, mini-metropolis about 100 miles south of Denver: Pueblo, Colorado.
And so Coronado, thanks to one of his splendid inventions, was not invited up to the pueblo.
In the morning she had noticed, at the other end of the pueblo from her quarters, a large room which was frequented by men alone.
The man had come up to the pueblo on purpose to have a plain talk with the girl and learn exactly what she meant to do with him.
Curious eyes now turned toward the seeming mound on the summit, querying whether it might not be the remains of an antique pueblo.
Doña Jocasta regarded Tula doubtfully; she certainly gave no appearance of holding wealth to redeem a pueblo.
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