Standard Lemma guide

Sandia

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌsænˈdiː.ə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːə
  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 N D IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The pueblo of the Sandia people, located in southern Sandoval County and northern Bernalillo County.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

The variety of Southern Tiwa spoken by these people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”).