Albuquerque

American  

[al-buh-kur-kee, awl-boo-ker-kuh] / ˈæl bəˌkɜr ki, ˌɔl bʊˈkɛr kə /

noun

1. Affonso de 1453–1515, founder of the Portuguese empire in the East.

2. a city in central New Mexico.

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Albuquerque ¹ British  

/ ˈælbəˌkɜːkɪ /

noun

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

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Albuquerque ² British  

/ ɑlbuˈkɛrkə, ˈælbəˌkɜːkɪ /

noun

1. 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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Albuquerque Cultural  

1. Largest city in New Mexico.

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Albuquerque

Albuquerque is revisiting “Spine of the Earth,” one of her seminal pieces, for the exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The figure helps introduce the exhibition’s exploration of humanity’s relationship to nature; Albuquerque imagines the character as the maker of her landscape projects and considers her an alter ego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Entertainment and business figures such as actor Alfre Woodard and lawyer Skip Brittenham mingled with prominent L.A. artists, including Ed Moses, Chris Burden and Lita Albuquerque.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Jonathan Sargent, a legal assistant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has bought clothing from both Palantir and Anduril.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

They all continued on the general’s plane to Albuquerque, where Groves was infuriated to discover eminent physicists gathered in clumps at the main hotel.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik