Pueblo
/ˈpwɛ.bloʊ/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building.
"The Spaniards took over whole pueblos, and the indians^([sic]) were taxed, enslaved, and tortured."
- 2 a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States wordnet
- 3 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) wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Of or pertaining to the Pueblo Indians. countable, uncountable
- 2 A city, the county seat of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. countable, uncountable
- 3 An unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 A surname. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The Pueblo lived in fixed-location communities."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pueblo, from Latin populus. Doublet of people.