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Acoma
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A·co·ma 1  (k-m, -mô, äk-)
n. pl. Acoma or A·co·mas
1.
a. A Pueblo people, the founders and inhabitants of Acoma.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Keresan language of the Acoma.
[Acoma, people of the white rock.]
A·co·ma 2  (k-m, -mô, äk-)
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. Population: 2,800.


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Since at least 1150, the mesa situated 367 feet above the valley floor has been inhabited by the Acomas (pronounced AK-kum-a), a Pueblo Indian tribe.
WHERE THE ANCIENTS WALKED : ON A SANDY NEW MEXICO MESA, VISITORS FIND ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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