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Albuquerque

[ al-buh-kur-kee; Portuguese awl-boo-ker-kuh ]

noun

  1. Af·fon·so de [uh, -, fawn, -s, oo, d, uh], 1453–1515, founder of the Portuguese empire in the East.
  2. a city in central New Mexico.


Albuquerque

1

/ ɑlbuˈkɛrkə; ˈælbəˌkɜːkɪ /

noun

  1. AlbuquerqueAfonso de14531515MPortugueseTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator Afonso de (əˈfõsu dəː). 1453–1515, Portuguese navigator who established Portuguese colonies in the East by conquering Goa, Ceylon, Malacca, and Ormuz
“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

Albuquerque

2

/ ˈælbəˌkɜːkɪ /

noun

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

Albuquerque

  1. Largest city in New Mexico .
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The spare beauty of southern New Mexico soon turned into the suburban sprawl of Albuquerque.

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An autopsy has been scheduled, and Jackson’s cause of death will be determined, a spokesperson for the Office of the Medical Investigator at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque confirmed Tuesday.

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