Albuquerque

Al·bu·quer·que
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US/ˈæl.bə.kɚ.ki/UK/ˈæl.bə.kəː.ki/

proper noun

A surname from Spanish.

Similar
ABQAbq.Alb.AlbBurqueDuke City
OriginSpanish Albuquerque →
CommonScrabble 31
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Meanings

proper nounAlbuquerque (countable and uncountable, plural Albuquerques)

plural Albuquerques

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Spanish.
  2. countableuncountableThe largest city in New Mexico, United States; the county seat of Bernalillo County.

    The Trump administration is developing Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, into a “deportation hub” and considering Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque as a possible military detention site for undocumented immigrants, the New York Times reported on Feb. 21.

    2025 March 17, Austin Fisher, “ICE ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents, attorneys say”, in Source New Mexico, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2025

    Synonyms: ABQ, Abq., Abq, Alb., Alb, Burque, Duke City

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe largest city in New Mexico, United States; the county seat of Bernalillo County.

Similar
ABQAbq.AbqAlb.AlbBurqueDuke City

Origin

  1. SpanishAlburquerque
  2. SpanishAlbuquerque
  3. EnglishAlbuquerque

Borrowed from Spanish Albuquerque, from Latin albus (“white”) + quercus (“oak”) (white oak). Compare translingual Quercus alba. * (New Mexico): Borrowed from Spanish Alburquerque (a town in Spain), named after Spanish viceroy Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque (1619–1676).

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Translations

Arabic أَلْبُوكِيرْكِي
  • أَلْبُوكِيرْكِي (ʔalbūkīrkī)city
French Albuquerque
  • Albuquerquecity
Greek Αλμπουκέρκη
  • Αλμπουκέρκη (Almpoukérki)city
Hebrew אלבקרקי or אַלְבּוּקֶרְקִי
  • אלבקרקי or אַלְבּוּקֶרְקִי (ʾalbûqerqî)city
Portuguese Albuquerque
  • Albuquerquecity
Russian Альбуке́рке
  • Альбуке́рке (Alʹbukérke)city
Spanish Albuquerque
  • Albuquerquecity
Ukrainian Альбуке́рке
  • Альбуке́рке (Alʹbukérke)city
Cite this entry
APA

Albuquerque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Albuquerque

MLA

“Albuquerque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Albuquerque. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Albuquerque,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Albuquerque.

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