Pecos
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- proper noun
- /ˈpeɪkəs/
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Pecos
- The Pecos River flows southeast through western Texas before joining the Rio Grande.
- Pecos River
- Pecos Pueblo
- Pecos Indians
Examples
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The result of the attacks was the decline of Pecos as a trading place and as a destination.
Academic text (1992) -
Many people enjoy fishing along the banks of the Pecos near Carlsbad.
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A fair was held in Pecos soon after the peace agreement was confirmed.
Academic text (1992) -
"And the next day in Pecos," he said.
Fiction book (2002) -
"I live south of Pecos," she said.
Fiction book (2002) -
I grew up in Pecos.
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At 18, you were the only white man south of the Pecos.
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And just north of Pecos is Loving County.
Fiction book (2002) -
A modern, small town of Pecos now flanks the Pecos River.
Academic text (1992) -
"There's a museum in Pecos," she said.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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A river in the southwestern United States that flows from New Mexico through western Texas into the Rio Grande
Compounds
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A river in the southwestern United States that flows from New Mexico through western Texas into the Rio Grande
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pecos takes its name from a Native American village that Spanish settlers called Pecos, where the Spanish word pueblo means 'village'. So the river was named after that village, and many towns along it share the same name.