/pweb"loh/ ; for 4, 5, also Sp. /pwe"blaw/ , n. , pl. pueblos /pweb"lohz/ ; Sp. /pwe"blaws/ .
1. a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern U.S.: 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. ( cap. ) 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.
[ 1800-10, Amer.; populus PEOPLE ]