Albuquerque

[ al-buh-kur-kee; for 1 also Portuguese awl-boo-ker-kuh ]

/ ˈæl bəˌkɜr ki; for 1 also Portuguese ˌɔl bʊˈkɛr kə /

Af·fon·so de

[uh-fawn-soo duh] /əˈfɔ̃ sʊ də/,1453–1515, founder of the Portuguese empire in the East.

a city in central New Mexico.

Example sentences from the Web for albuquerque

Albuquerque Economic Development, a private non-profit, estimates the five year growth rate at almost double the U.S. in general.

After The Fall: Introducing The Anti-Villain |Rich Goldstein |December 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A second source inside the Albuquerque VA, a medical technician, said the facility provided high quality care.

Exclusive: VA Scandal Hits New Hospital |Jacob Siegel |May 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now a small band of Dylan sleuths led by an Albuquerque disc jockey may finally have found the key…but, to what?

Bob Dylan’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ Revealed |Chris Francescani |May 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Doing some digging, the author found that Jorgenson was a circus performer and a prominent unicyclist in Albuquerque.

Jeff Bezos’s Dad Was a Circus Performer and 5 More Juicy Bits From the Tell-All Book |Nina Strochlic |October 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

In the spring of 2011, I spent two days on the set of Breaking Bad in Albuquerque, N.M.

Breaking Bad Finale: Lost Interviews With Bryan Cranston & Vince Gilligan |Andrew Romano |September 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This one's goin' to look like the ten-cent store in Albuquerque, all strung up in a redwood.

Heart of the West |O. Henry
Albuquerque's next exploit was yet more brilliant and yet more important.

A Book of Discovery |Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge
It contains also a more correct version of Albuquerque's last letter to the King than that given in the Commentaries.

Rulers of India: Albuquerque |Henry Morse Stephens
There was much more wealth than I would have looked for in as obscure a place as Albuquerque.

Wilford Woodruff |Matthias F. Cowley
Leastwise, we don't hear of none for goin' on some months, an' when we do it's as far away as Albuquerque.

Faro Nell and Her Friends |Alfred Henry Lewis

Albuquerque ¹

/ (ˈælbəˌkɜːkɪ) /

a city in central New Mexico, on the Rio Grande. Pop: 471 856 (2003 est)

Albuquerque ²

/ (ˈælbəˌkɜːkɪ, Portuguese ɑlbuˈkɛrkə) /

Afonso de (əˈfõsu dəː). 1453–1515, Portuguese navigator who established Portuguese colonies in the East by conquering Goa, Ceylon, Malacca, and Ormuz

Albuquerque

[ (al-buh-kur-kee) ]

Largest city in New Mexico.