Albuquerque
/ˈæl.bə.kɚ.ki/ name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Spanish. countable, uncountable
- 2 The largest city in New Mexico, United States; the county seat of Bernalillo County. countable, uncountable
"The Trump administration is developing Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, into a “deportation hub” and considering Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque as a possible military detention site for undocumented immigrants, the New York Times reported on Feb. 21."
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More examples"I must've taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Albuquerque, from Latin albus (“white”) + quercus (“oak”) (white oak). Compare translingual Quercus alba. * (New Mexico): Borrowed from Spanish Alburquerque (a town in Spain), named after Spanish viceroy Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque (1619–1676).