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Albuquerque
AL-buh-kuh-kee
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The largest city in New Mexico, USA, and the seat of Bernalillo County.
"They stopped in Albuquerque for green chile on the drive west."
How to Use Albuquerque
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA city in New Mexico, famous for its hot-air balloon festival and as the setting of Breaking Bad.
Word Forms
Albuquerques plural
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Etymology
Named after a Spanish town of the same name, itself honouring the Duke of Alburquerque; ultimately from Latin albus ("white") + quercus ("oak").