Puebla City
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- proper noun
- Many tourists visit Puebla City to admire its historic colonial architecture and vibrant culture.
Examples
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The food in Puebla City is famous for its unique blend of indigenous and colonial influences.
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From Puebla City, you can see the nearby Popocatépetl volcano on a clear day.
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From Puebla City, you can see the nearby Popocatépetl volcano on a clear day.
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I visited Puebla City last summer.
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Have you ever been to Puebla City?
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Many tourists visit Puebla City to admire its historic colonial architecture and vibrant culture.
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The food in Puebla City is famous for its unique blend of indigenous and colonial influences.
Synonyms
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A city in south central Mexico famous for its colonial buildings and history
A city in south-central Mexico southeast of Mexico City
A city in southeast Mexico near Mexico City, often called Puebla
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term 'Puebla City' is directly compositional: 'Puebla' names the place and 'city' labels it as an urban area, so a learner who knows both constituents will understand it refers to the city called Puebla. This follows a common cross-linguistic place-naming pattern and is not idiomatic or metaphorical.
Etymology
Puebla City may come from the Spanish word puebla, which originally meant a place of 'people' or a new 'town'. Early Spanish settlers used puebla for their new settlement, and that simple image of a small town of people stayed as the city's name.