Pueblo Definition & Meaning

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pueblo 1 American [pweb-loh, pwe-blaw] / ˈpwɛb loʊ, ˈpwɛ βlɔ /

noun

plural

pueblos

1. 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.

2. (initial capital letter) a member of a group of Indian peoples living in pueblo villages in New Mexico and Arizona since prehistoric times.

3. an Indian village.

4. (in Spanish America) a town or village.

5. (in the Philippines) a town or a township.

Pueblo 2 American [pweb-loh] / ˈpwɛb loʊ /

noun

1. a city in central Colorado.

pueblo 1 British / ˈpweβlo, ˈpwɛbləʊ /

noun

1. 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

2. (in Spanish America) a village or town

3. (in the Philippines) a town or township

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Pueblo 2 British / ˈpwɛbləʊ /

noun

1. a member of any of the North American Indian peoples who live in pueblos, including the Tanoans, Zuñi, and Hopi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Pueblo 3 British / ˈpwɛbləʊ /

noun

1. a city in Colorado: a centre of the steel industry. Pop: 103 648 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

• prepueblo adjective

Etymology

Origin of pueblo

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; from Colonial Spanish; Spanish: “town,” from Latin populus “community, people, nation”; people ( def. )

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One is the charming pueblo in foothills lined with neat rows of agave cactus.

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He decided to leave his pueblo a few months ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Many pilgrims take turns running hundreds of miles back to their pueblos, carrying a torch lit at the foot of Tepayac.

From Los Angeles Times

I met my hosts at the restaurant’s entrance, made to look like a pueblo plaza complete with a huge water fountain, towering church steeple and a pink exterior better suited for a spoonful of Pepto-Bismol.

From Los Angeles Times

Mexico has long been the top foreign travel destination for Americans, its beaches and pueblos luring tens of millions of U.S. visitors annually.

From Los Angeles Times

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