Taos

[ tous ]

/ taʊs /

noun, plural Taos for 2.

a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.

a member of an American Indian people occupying a pueblo in New Mexico.

a town in N New Mexico: resort; art colony.

Definition for taos (2 of 2)

Tao

[ dou, tou ]

/ daʊ, taʊ /

noun (sometimes lowercase)

(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.

the rational basis of human activity or conduct.

a universal, regarded as an ideal attained to a greater or lesser degree by those embodying it.

Origin of Tao

< Chinese (Wade-Giles) Tao4, (pinyin) dào literally, way

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Examples from the Web for taos

They may live in New York, San Francisco, or Taos, N.M., but they band together to influence Joe Schmo in Oshkosh, Wis.
The Net Roots, the Super Rich, and the Ugly, Endless Election|Lindsay Lewis|June 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dennis owned a beautiful church-like adobe building near the Taos Pueblo, where his brother lived.
Remembering My Friend Dennis|Caroline Graham|May 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He took me out to the famous cabin outside Taos where Lawrence had lived and worked with his wife, her friend, and a cow.
Remembering My Friend Dennis|Caroline Graham|May 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He had fled to Taos, New Mexico, to join his brother and artist friends Larry Bell and Ron Cooper, who photographed nudes.
Remembering My Friend Dennis|Caroline Graham|May 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

If this be true, the Taos are made to speak the Piro language and the Hemez as well.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham
These peculiar constructions of baked clay are still fashionable in such old towns as Suni, Taos and others.
My Native Land|James Cox
There are really only four streets in Taos, all facing the Plaza or town square.
Through Our Unknown Southwest|Agnes C. Laut
The town of Taos is located in a valley called by the same name.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself|De Witt C. Peters
By this position of affairs, our expectation of obtaining supplies from Taos was cut off.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont

British Dictionary definitions for taos

Tao

/ (taʊ) /

noun (in the philosophy of Taoism)

that in virtue of which all things happen or exist

the rational basis of human conduct

the course of life and its relation to eternal truth

Word Origin for Tao

Chinese, literally: path, way

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Word Origin and History for taos

tao

1736, from Chinese tao "way, path, right way (of life), reason."