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Pueblo Common

Pueblo has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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)

"The Pueblo farmer planted corn on his family's traditional plot of land."

2

a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs

"The historic adobe buildings of Pueblo stand as a testament to life in that unique Colorado city located south of Colorado Springs."

3

a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States

"The tour group visited an ancient pueblo where families still live together in stone adobe rooms."

4

A community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building.

"The ancient pueblo stood as a testament to the enduring traditions of the Pueblo Indians who built their homes from stone and adobe."

In plain English: A pueblo is an ancient town built by Native Americans where people live together in multi-story adobe houses around a central plaza.

"We visited an old pueblo in New Mexico to see its historic adobe buildings."

Usage: Use this term to refer specifically to the historic Native American communities known for their distinctive multi-story dwellings made of stone or adobe. Do not use it as a general synonym for any Spanish village, which is more accurately described by terms like pueblo in Spain but often distinguished from these specific indigenous settlements.

Proper Noun
1

A city, the county seat of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.

"The old adobe building downtown is a historic landmark in Pueblo, the county seat of Pueblo County."

Example Sentences
"We visited an old pueblo in New Mexico to see its historic adobe buildings." noun
"The ancient pueblo in New Mexico was built entirely from adobe bricks." noun
"Our family vacation included a stop at the colorful pueblo near Santa Fe." noun
"Many residents of that remote pueblo rely on farming for their livelihood." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Amerindian village
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Hopi Taos Zuni

Origin

The word pueblo entered English directly from the Spanish language to refer specifically to a Native American village or town. It shares its ancient roots with the Latin word for "people," making it a doublet of the English word people.

Rhyming Words
blo pablo peblo diablo retablo san pablo prepueblo dying of blo
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