Acoma

/ˈɑːkoʊmə/ noun

Definition

The Acoma Pueblo, a Native American people of the southwestern United States, or their ancestral settlement Acoma, New Mexico.

Etymology

From Keresan language origin 'Akoma,' the self-designation of the Acoma people; possibly meaning 'people of the white rock' or related to their mesa-top settlement.

Kelly Says

Acoma Pueblo, built atop a 350-foot mesa in New Mexico, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the United States, occupied for at least 800 years—it's an engineering and cultural marvel.

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