Sandia

//ˌsænˈdiː.ə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico.
  2. 2
    The pueblo of the Sandia people, located in southern Sandoval County and northern Bernalillo County.
  3. 3
    The variety of Southern Tiwa spoken by these people.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”).

Related phrases

Sandia Mountains

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