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- Dictionarypueblo/ˈpwɛbləʊ/
noun
- 1. a North American Indian settlement of the south-western US, especially one consisting of multistoreyed adobe houses built by the Pueblo people.
- 2. a member of any of various North American peoples, including the Hopi, occupying pueblo settlements chiefly in New Mexico and Arizona.
adjective
- 1. relating to or denoting the Pueblo or their culture: "the Pueblo people"
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1. a. : a village of Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S. b. : the traditional communal dwelling of a pueblo consisting of contiguous flat-roofed stone or adobe houses in groups sometimes several stories high. 2. Pueblo plural Pueblos : a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the southwestern U.S. called also Puebloan. Word History.
Pueblo refers to the settlements and to the Native American tribes of the Pueblo peoples in the Southwestern United States, currently in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. The permanent communities, including some of the oldest continually occupied settlements in the United States, are called pueblos (lowercased).
Pueblo definition: a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern United States. See examples of PUEBLO used in a sentence.
PUEBLO definition: 1. a group of flat-roofed, connected buildings made of pressed, dried earth or stone, built by…. Learn more.
Jun 22, 2024 · 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)
PUEBLO meaning: 1. a group of flat-roofed, connected buildings made of pressed, dried earth or stone, built by…. Learn more.
Pueblo - 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)
Pueblo Indians, North American Indian peoples known for living in compact permanent settlements known as pueblos. Representative of the Southwest Indian culture area, most live in northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico.
1. a communal village, built by certain indigenous peoples of the southwestern US and parts of Latin America, consisting of one or more flat-roofed stone or adobe houses. 2. (in Spanish America) a village or town. 3. (in the Philippines) a town or township. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
Definition of pueblo noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
