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Los Alamos

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Los Al·a·mos  (lôs l-ms, ls)
An unincorporated community of north-central New Mexico northwest of Santa Fe. It was chosen in 1942 as a nuclear research site to produce the first atomic bombs. The Atomic Energy Commission governed the town from 1947 to 1962. Population: 11,900.
Los Alamos [lɒs ˈæləmɒs]
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(Placename) a town in the US, in New Mexico: the first atomic bomb was developed here. Pop.: 11 455 (1990)
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Noun1.Los Alamos - a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced
Land of Enchantment, New Mexico, NM - a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border


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