PUEBLOS

Noun

pueblos

plural of pueblo

Source: Wiktionary


PUEBLO

Pueb"lo, n. Etym: [Sp., a village, L. populus people. See People.]

Definition: A communistic building erected by certain Indian tribes of Arizona and New Mexico. It is often of large size and several stories high, and is usually built either of stone or adobe. The term is also applied to any Indian village in the same region. Pueblo Indians (Ethnol.), any tribe or community of Indians living in pueblos. The principal Pueblo tribes are the Moqui, the Zuñi, the Keran, and the Tewan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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