Acoma

American  

[ak-uh-maw-, -muh, ah-kuh] / ˈæk əˌmɔ-, -mə, ˈɑ kə /

noun

1. a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.

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Example Sentences

Claudia Mitchell, a potter from Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, gathers clay on a mesa between two sandstone rock formations, hammer and pick at the ready.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2023

So Cejudo called it a day and decided to train fighters at Jackson’s MMA Acoma gym in Arizona.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2023

“These items remain sacred, they will never lose their significance,” said Vallo, a former governor of Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2022

Leaders of communities downstream from Homestake, including the pueblo of Acoma, fear that wishful thinking could allow pollution from the waste to taint their water.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2022

In the distance he saw the windmill where he and Josiah had chased the spotted cattle after they had wandered through the Acoma fence.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko