American Southwest: Pueblo

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  1. Native American
    pertaining to Indigenous people in living in the Americas or to their culture or languages
    The legendary cities turned out to be Native American villages, where families lived in apartment homes made of sun-dried clay bricks.
  2. pueblo
    a Native American village in the southwestern United States
    The Spanish called these cities pueblos, meaning "village" or "town."
  3. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
    When Spanish explorers reached the American Southwest in the 1500s, they heard tales of desert cities made of shimmering gold.
  4. legendary
    so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a myth
    The legendary cities turned out to be Native American villages, where families lived in apartment homes made of sun-dried clay bricks.
  5. cliff
    a steep high face of rock
    Tucked into overhanging cliffs, the clay buildings only appeared golden in the bright sunlight.
  6. Spanish
    of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain
    When Spanish explorers reached the American Southwest in the 1500s, they heard tales of desert cities made of shimmering gold.
  7. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
    When Spanish explorers reached the American Southwest in the 1500s, they heard tales of desert cities made of shimmering gold.
  8. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
    When Spanish explorers reached the American Southwest in the 1500s, they heard tales of desert cities made of shimmering gold.
  9. town
    an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
    The Spanish called these cities pueblos, meaning "village" or "town."
Created on Tue Sep 25 14:40:58 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Sep 25 14:52:46 EDT 2012)

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