taos

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The Taos people, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
The pueblo of the Taos Indians in New Mexico
The town of Taos (near Taos Pueblo, New Mexico)
The Taos language (Northern Tiwa) of the Kiowa-Tanoan language family
Town (pop., 2000: 4,700) and resort, northern New Mexico, U.S. Located on a branch of the Rio Grande in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos is composed of three villages: Don Fernando de Taos (known as Taos), the pueblo of San Geronimo (Taos Pueblo), and the Ranchos de Taos. An early Spanish settlement, it was the scene of a revolt (1680) of Taos and other Pueblo Indians against Spain and later was an important commercial centre on the Santa Fe Trail. In the 20th century artists and writers moved there, including D.H. Lawrence. Lawrence's home and that of Kit Carson are historic sites; Carson's grave is in a memorial state park
an artist colony in northern New Mexico a member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico
taos

    Hyphenation

    Taos

    Turkish pronunciation

    tauz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtouz/ /ˈtaʊz/

    Etymology

    [ 'dau, 'tau ] (noun.) 1736. From Taos tə̂o (“village”) via Spanish Taos (“Taos”)
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