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Pueblo

/ˈpwɛbloʊ/
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Other forms: Pueblos

Definitions of Pueblo
  1. noun
    a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called `Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)
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    types:
    Hopi
    a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
    Taos
    a member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico
    Zuni
    a member of the Pueblo people living in western New Mexico
    type of:
    American Indian, Red Indian
    a dated term referring to the Indigenous people of North, Central, and South America
  2. noun
    a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs
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    example of:
    city, metropolis, urban center
    a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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