Pueblo Indian

Pueblo Indian
Pueb′lo In′dian
n.
peo a member of any of a number of American Indian peoples of the U.S. Southwest whose traditional way of life includes residence in pueblos, agriculture, and an annual cycle of community rituals

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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