Pueblo (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural pueb·los [pweb-lohz; Spanish pwe-blaws]. /ˈpwɛb loʊz; Spanish ˈpwɛ βlɔs/.
  1. a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern United States: built of adobe or stone, typically many-storied and terraced, the structures were often placed against cliff walls, with entry through the roof by ladder.
  2. a member of a group of Indian peoples living in pueblo villages in New Mexico and Arizona since prehistoric times.
  3. an Indian village.
  4. (in Spanish America) a town or village.
  5. (in the Philippines) a town or a township.
noun
  1. a city in central Colorado.
noun plural -los (-ləʊz, Spanish -los)
  1. a communal village, built by certain Indians 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
noun plural -lo or -los
  1. a member of any of the North American Indian peoples who live in pueblos, including the Tanoans, Zuñi, and Hopi
noun
  1. a city in Colorado: a centre of the steel industry. Pop: 103 648 (2003 est)
Pueblo (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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