pueblo

¹

[ pweb-loh; Spanish pwe-blaw ]

noun

, plural pueb·los [pweb, -lohz, pwe, -blaws].

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

[ pweb-loh ]

noun

1. a city in central Colorado.

Pueblo

¹

/ ˈpwɛbləʊ /

noun

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

Pueblo

²

/ ˈpwɛbləʊ /

noun

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

pueblo

³

/ 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

Other Words From

• pre·pueb·lo adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pueblo¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pueblo¹

C19: from Spanish: people, from Latin populus

Example Sentences

It would also clarify that the Los Angeles Zoo and the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument are park property.

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Two weeks ago in a game against Dos Pueblos, he had 16 tackles, completed one pass for a touchdown, caught a touchdown pass, rushed for 80 yards, blocked a punt and forced a fumble.

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They grew along all the roads I took up to Interstate 25, continuing more sporadically through Pueblo and Colorado Springs before disappearing in Denver’s sprawl.

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Saturday at a home on Pueblo Trail in the small community of Joshua Tree, adjacent to the national park.

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It eventually was tested at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colo., and then departed Colorado for San Bernardino on June 18, aided by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive.

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