Acoma

A·co·ma 1

 (ăk′ə-mə, -mô′, ä′kə-)

n. pl. Acoma or A·co·mas

1. A member of a Pueblo people, the founders and inhabitants of Acoma.

2. The Keresan language of the Acoma.


[Acoma, people of the white rock.]


A·co·ma 2

 (ăk′ə-mə, -mô′, ä′kə-)

A pueblo of west-central New Mexico west of Albuquerque. Founded c. 1100-1250, it is regarded as the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States.

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Ac•o•ma

(ˈæk əˌmɔ-, -mə, ˈɑ kə-)

n.

a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, N. M.: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.

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