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Ruidoso

Ruidoso proper noun: a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.

Proper noun

Ruidoso

  1. A village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.
  2. A river in New Mexico, which gave its name to the village; in full, the Rio Ruidoso.

Origin of Ruidoso

Indirectly from Spanish ruidoso, the village was named after the river.

Questions about Ruidoso

What does Ruidoso mean?
Ruidoso means a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States.
What part of speech is Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is a proper noun.

Words near Ruidoso in the dictionary

  1. Rui
  2. Rui'an
  3. rui-be
  4. ruibe
  5. Ruicheng
  6. Ruidoso
  7. Ruidíaz
  8. Ruifang
  9. Ruili
  10. ruin
  11. ruin of the year

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