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.] |
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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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