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."
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."
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."
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.
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."
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.