Albuquerque

[al-buh-kur-kee; for 1 also Portuguese awl-boo-ker-kuh]

noun

Af·fon·so de

[uh-fawn-soo duh] /əˈfɔ̃ sʊ də/, 1453–1515, founder of the Portuguese empire in the East.

a city in central New Mexico.

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Contemporary Examples of albuquerque

Albuquerque Economic Development, a private non-profit, estimates the five year growth rate at almost double the U.S. in general.
After The Fall: Introducing The Anti-Villain
Rich Goldstein
December 21, 2014
A second source inside the Albuquerque VA, a medical technician, said the facility provided high quality care.
Exclusive: VA Scandal Hits New Hospital
Jacob Siegel
May 19, 2014
Now a small band of Dylan sleuths led by an Albuquerque disc jockey may finally have found the key…but, to what?
Bob Dylan’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ Revealed
Chris Francescani
May 18, 2014
Doing some digging, the author found that Jorgenson was a circus performer and a prominent unicyclist in Albuquerque.
Jeff Bezos’s Dad Was a Circus Performer and 5 More Juicy Bits From the Tell-All Book
Nina Strochlic
October 11, 2013
In the spring of 2011, I spent two days on the set of Breaking Bad in Albuquerque, N.M.
Breaking Bad Finale: Lost Interviews With Bryan Cranston & Vince Gilligan
Andrew Romano
September 29, 2013

Historical Examples of albuquerque

Coutinho would listen to nothing, and Albuquerque was obliged to follow him.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers
Jules Verne
"Right across the way from old Albuquerque," he said finally.
Unborn Tomorrow
Dallas McCord Reynolds
Total distance from Fort Smith to Albuquerque, 814-3/4 miles.
The Prairie Traveler
Randolph Marcy
O'Reilly kept the right envelope, and it was safer with him than at Albuquerque.
The Lion's Mouse
C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
He was something of an invalid, and lived always at the Albuquerque place.
The Lion's Mouse
C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for albuquerque

Albuquerque

noun

a city in central New Mexico, on the Rio Grande. Pop: 471 856 (2003 est)

Albuquerque

noun

Afonso de (əˈfõsu dəː). 1453–1515, Portuguese navigator who established Portuguese colonies in the East by conquering Goa, Ceylon, Malacca, and Ormuz

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Word Origin and History for albuquerque

Albuquerque

city in New Mexico, U.S., founded 1706 and named for Spanish administrator and viceroy of Mexico Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duque de Alburquerque (1617-1676); name altered by association with Portuguese soldier Alfonso de Albuquerque (1453-1515), both named from Alburquerque, a town in Spain close to the Portuguese border, meaning "white oak;" ultimately from Latin albus "white" and quercus "oak."

albuquerque in Culture

Albuquerque

[(al-buh-kur-kee)]

Largest city in New Mexico.