a city in central New Mexico, on the Rio Grande. Pop: 471 856 (2003 est)
Albuquerque in British English2
(ˈælbəˌkɜːkɪ, Portuguese ɑlbuˈkɛrkə)
noun
Afonso de (əˈfõsu dəː). 1453–1515, Portuguese navigator who established Portuguese colonies in the East by conquering Goa, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Malacca, and Ormuz
Albuquerque in American English1
(ˈɑlbuˈkɛʀkə)
Afˈfonso de (əˈfɔ̃̃su də) 1453-1515; Port. navigator: established Port. colonies in the East
Albuquerque in American English2
(ˈælbəˌkɜrki; ælbjəˌkɜrki)
city in central N.Mex.: pop. 449,000
Word origin
after the Duke of Alburquerque, viceroy (1702-11) of New Spain: altered prob. by confusion with Albuquerque1